Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Overview Definition Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a nondegenerative, noncongenital insult to the brain from an external mechanical...
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): Bradycardia
1. Initial evaluation is as follows: [1, 2, 3, 4] Assess appropriateness for clinical condition (pulse present and unstable). Heart rate...
Shock in Pediatrics
Background Worldwide, shock is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Shock is defined as a state of...
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS): Bradycardia
PALS: Bradycardia 1. The initial evaluation is as follows: [1, 2, 3, 4] Assess appropriateness for clinical condition (pulse present and...
Pulmonary Embolism
Background Pulmonary embolism is a common and potentially lethal condition. Most patients who succumb to pulmonary embolism do so within...
Infectious mononucleosis
#Infectiousmononucleosis #practicalemergencymedicine #emergencymedicine #urgentmedicalcare #diagnosis #Infectiousdiseases
Carbon Monoxide Toxicity Updated: Dec 26, 2017
Background Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas produced by incomplete combustion of carbonaceous material. Clinical...
Cyanide Toxicity
Practice Essentials Cyanide toxicity is generally considered to be a rare form of poisoning. However, cyanide exposure occurs relatively...
Causes of abdominal pain by area
#practicalemergencymedicine #abdominalpain #elearning #medicine #emergencymedicine #urgentmedicalcare #diagnosis
Diabetes
#emergencymedicine #Diabetes #urgentmedicalcare #emergency #practicalemergencymedicine #diagnosis
