Cardiology Case 02: ST depression, no rush? St.Emlyn’s
Do patients with ST depression (NSTEM) need to go to the Cath Lab urgently?
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Emergency Medicine
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Our archives feature detailed clinical guidelines, insightful case studies, and in-depth analyses of the latest medical research. Whether you are a physician, nurse, paramedic, or medical student, you will find valuable resources to enhance your clinical skills and knowledge. Key topics include advanced life support, pediatric emergency care, emergency ultrasound, and acute neurological emergencies.
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest – Apply Some Pressure..?
What’s my view? Well how am I supposed to know? Write a review Well how objective can I be? I like to wait to see how things turn out If
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Please use less Ketamine – LAT Gel at St.Emlyn’s
Is this FOAM heresy I ask myself…, someone in the social media world suggesting that we should use LESS Special K. I’ve been reflecting recently on my use of
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V & A in the ED – blood gases – St.Emlyn’s
“Why are you doing an Arterial Blood Gas on that patient?” I thought it was a decent enough question to put to one of our senior EM trainees in the
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Where’s the fun in fungi? – St.Emlyn’s
It’s a bit of a standing joke here at St Emlyn’s that I resolutely live in the Yorkshire countryside, aiming for a self-sufficient existence, yet practice what is very much
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CTR – the link between structure and marking at FCEM
Part 3 on how to write a CTR for the FCEM exam. Linking how you write with the exam structure.
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Burnout in the ED: Too tired to sleep, too wired to weep?
A personal account of the pressures of running a busy emergency department. A review of the literature about pressure in emergency medicine. #FOAM
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CTR – How to put it together for FCEM.
There’s a big bundle of CTRs (Clinical Topic Review) in my pigeon hole this morning, all freshly printed and pristine ready for marking at the next FCEM exam. I’ve not
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