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Benediction Sign
The Benediction Sign is mistakenly called an Ulnar nerve injury. It is in fact a MEDIAN nerve injury...
ST Elevation in aVR
A 70 year old woman presents with severe shortness of breath and chest pain. She loses output briefly. Her...
Brugada Syndrome
A 25 year old male presents to the emergency department following a near syncopal episode. His ECG shows...
11 Things to Maximise Adult Cardiac Resuscitation
INTRODUCTION I was recently speaking with a colleague, about a recently published paper on ‘ideal’ compressions and depth...
Double Sequential External Defibrillation
Double Sequential External Defibrillation(DSED) is a means of administering sequential shocks to terminate shock resistant ventricular fibrillation. It...
Complications of Bariatric Surgery
In this blog we discuss the various complications of Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric surgery is one of the fastest...
Gilula’s Carpal Arcs
Gilula's carpal arcs are used to determine carpal alignment. They can assist in identifying ligamentous injury, dislocations and...
Runaway Pacemaker and Lethal Arrhythmia
A potential complication of a failing pacemaker, is a condition known as 'Runaway Pacemaker'. Below are two cases...
Hypertensive Emergencies and how to treat them
Hypertensive emergencies are defined as sudden and prolonged increases in the arterial blood pressure, with associated organ damage....