In this follow up to the first TiCME chat Nick and David discuss permissive hypotension and other elements of damage control resuscitation in trauma and discover that what is popularly accepted may not be evidenced based….
Trauma is a big killer, and practice has evolved to accept lower blood pressure with the concept of permissive hypotension. In this, the first TiCME Chat session, Dr David Lamond a retrieval and ED specialist and I discuss what traumatic hypotension actually means and what the evidence can tell us about current practices. What do you think? Post a comment or question below! We will cover the concepts of permissive hypotension, damage control resuscitation and haemostatic resuscitation in the next tutorial.
This short video will change the way you understand acute heart failure. It uses the ocean to visually explain how vascular failure is different from chronic heart failure with clear explanations and echo views. Its the follow on and answer to the real time and real life case . For those wanting to get into more detail, I suggest reading this brilliant article “The pathophysiology of hypertensive acute heart failure” David Viau, et al. Heart 2015. 101; 1861-7. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307461
The ECG in toxicology. Cardiac electrophysiology is used to explain how to use the ECG to decide which poison your OD patient has taken, and how to guide treatment.
A short video explaining the geometry, anatomy and technique differences between the hyperangulated video laryngoscope and the standard direct approach with macintosh blade for intubation. Simple explanations and pictures and lots of specific practice tips to avoid common pitfalls and improve safety and success
And now a subtle variation from ECG number 4 A 45 year old male smoker comes with with 1 hour of moderate central chest pain. What are the key features of this ECG? What would you do next? click on ECG to enlarge
This continuation from Part 1 uses fascinating non medical examples to describe the errors we make and why. Finish this 3 part series and learn to avoid errors by watching the final video in the series
Welcome to TiCME Time Critical Medical Education is a unique medical education site for all those working or interested in critical care. TiCME is aiming to add to the huge amount of ‘minute to minute’ update style medical education by providing a framework in which to understand and then learn the knowledge and skills needed for advanced practice. Lectures are in video format and include large numbers of real clinical examples and novel techniques developed over many years of teaching experience. To […]
In this follow up to the first TiCME chat Nick and David discuss permissive hypotension and other elements of damage control resuscitation in trauma and discover that what is popularly accepted may not be evidenced based….
Trauma is a big killer, and practice has evolved to accept lower blood pressure with the concept of permissive hypotension. In this, the first TiCME Chat session, Dr David Lamond a retrieval and ED specialist and I discuss what traumatic hypotension actually means and what the evidence can tell us about current practices. What do you think? Post a comment or question below! We will cover the concepts of permissive hypotension, damage control resuscitation and haemostatic resuscitation in the next tutorial.
This short video will change the way you understand acute heart failure. It uses the ocean to visually explain how vascular failure is different from chronic heart failure with clear explanations and echo views. Its the follow on and answer to the real time and real life case . For those wanting to get into more detail, I suggest reading this brilliant article “The pathophysiology of hypertensive acute heart failure” David Viau, et al. Heart 2015. 101; 1861-7. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2015-307461
Here’s a video of a real patient in the first few minutes of arrival in emergency. Information will appear in real time. Each time you are prompted, pause the video and think or write down your best answer. Working rapidly to narrow down your DDx based on limited information is a key skill for the emergency physician – are you up for the challenge??
This short video will show how multiple modalities of assessment can be used to help decision making in cardiac arrest. See more detail on End Tidal CO2 in this tute Having trouble rapidly diagnosing tachycardias? See my narrow complex and wide complex tutorials
A rare clinical sign from Sri Lanka today in this quick case Ill hand you the diagnosis
We saw 2 patients yesterday that both had significant RVH One had chest pain, the other had COPD exacerbation. Can you pick which one had the ischaemia? See the ECG#8 here for an infarct hiding in LBBB
A 65 yo Male comes in with central chest pain of 1 hour duration What is the diagnosis and what criteria did you use to confirm?
A case which is a classic presentation of a rare condition – or is it?
Watch the signs unfold and see if you can diagnose this common condition
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