Pneumoperitoneum
From medscape Pneumoperitoneum (air within the peritoneal cavity) most commonly results from perforation of abdominal viscus. On upright...
ACS
Approach Considerations Initial therapy for ACS should focus on stabilizing the patient's condition, relieving ischemic pain, and...
ECG with a pacemaker.
This ECG is taken from an elderly man who has a history of complete heart block and AV sequential pacemaker. On the day of this ECG, he...
Intoxicación por nitratos y nitritos
CASO CLINICO Paciente de 15 años, con antecedentes de alergias ambientales a ácaros y a epitelio de perros, y antecedentes personales de...
Bundle Branch Blocks (Part 1 – Left and Right Bundle Branch Blocks)
A bundle branch block is a disorder in which there is an obstruction in the heart’s electrical conduction system. These can be broadly...
Critical Chest Radiographs
Pneumomediastinum Pneumomediastinum is free air in the mediastinal structures. It most commonly occurs following trauma or iatrogenic...
CRITICAL CHEST RADIGRAPHS
Tension pneumothorax A tension pneumothorax develops when injury creates a one way valve for the air to enter but not to leave, the...
Going in helicopter to transfer a patient to hospital from a health centre
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Hyperkalemia
We will review some of the key concepts including risk factors for hyperkalemia; the challenge of managing hyperkalemia in patients...
Supraventricular Tachycardia With Wenckebach Conduction
This ECG was obtained from a patient in a walk-in health clinic. We do not have any other information on the patient. We thank Joe...
