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Category Archives: Pathophysiology

Hyperthermia & heat stroke

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Andrew

Cool effectively, cool aggressively.. I’m seeing more literature about cold water immersion in the ED providing hyperthermic patients with better outcomes;

http://www.aliem.com/heat-stroke

And don’t forget the part that benzodiazepines play in settling the hot, agitated patient.

Hypothermia and drowning pearls

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Andrew

Where I work, summer is just about upon us – here’s a reminder of some important points from the gang at EMDocs;

http://www.emdocs.net/hypothermia-and-drowning-pearls

Why PE causes hypoxia

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Andrew

An excellent review of how this works – be sure to watch the videos;

http://emergencymedicineireland.com/2015/09/hypoxia-in-pulmonary-embolus

Immediate care in sport

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Andrew

This makes a difference, and not all first responders are created equally;

http://lifeinthefastlane.com/immediate-care-in-sport

A better Valsalva for SVT

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Andrew

Review of the REVERT trial – 43% success (vx 17%) !

http://stemlynsblog.org/the-revert-trial

Status epilepticus

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Andrew

EMCrit chats to Tom Bleck, the founding president of the Neurocritical Care Society;

http://emcrit.org/podcasts/status-epilepticus

Sickle cell disease

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Andrew

Infrequently encountered pre-hospital in my experience, handy to have a background and understand that this is a painful presentation;

http://emergencymedicinecases.com/emergency-management-of-sickle-cell-disease

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