MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'intensive care'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:11:07 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181810&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FsuwvoByosDQ%2F Do you work in an emergency department? Or maybe in an ICU? Or perhaps the prehospital environment? Regardless, of where you look after critically ill patients you MUST click on this LINK now! What will you find there? Two things: The first part of a talk by ‘Early Goal Directed Therapy’ legend Dr Manny Rivers on [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181810 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:38:31 +0100 5181810 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181811&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FTmWWsO6C2Iw%2F A modified mnemonic for recalling the key issues in the supportive care of critically ill patients. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181811 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:07:16 +0100 5181811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130757&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fkeul9R00j44%2F The LITFL weekly review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130757 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 02:56:21 +0100 5130757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107526&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F15W16oOgdJ8%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107526 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:35:15 +0100 5107526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5096218&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FUSTuFGYGhvM%2F LITFL puts you to the test, with 10 of the best Questions and Answer from this months EM Critical Care Article on Noninvasive Ventilation. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5096218 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:52:36 +0100 5096218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086181&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F6lpnY5uHtW0%2F LITFL puts you to the test, with 10 of the best Questions and Answer from this months EM Critical Care Article on Noninvasive Ventilation. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086181 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:52:36 +0100 5086181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086170&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwho-report-outlines-problem-of-hospital-acquired-infections%2F2011.08.01 The World Health Organization’s new patient safety envoy will take on health care acquired infections in his new role, he announced last week. Liam Donaldson, England’s former Chief Medical Officer, pointed out in his first report as envoy that patient safety incidents occur in 4% to 16% of all hospitalized patients, and that hospital-acquired infections affect hundreds of millions of patients globally. A WHO report outlined the problem. High-income countries had pooled health care acquired infection rates of 7.6%. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control estimated that 4.1 million Europeans incur 4.5 million health care acquired infections annually. In the U.S. the incidence rate was 4.5% in 2002, or 9.3 infections per 1,000 patient-days and 1.7 million affected ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086170 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5086170 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077697&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FcAKgzU3LuFY%2F In the critical care specialties we have to make things happen, sometimes this involves life-saving actions that may have never before performed. We must be ready, after all, in the words of Peter Safar, "it's up to us to save the world!" Cliff Reid tells us how. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077697 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:43 +0100 5077697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5069473&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fone-nurse-opens-her-heart-and-talks-about-her-life-in-the-medical-field%2F2011.07.27 Well, not my heart. I was contacted awhile ago and asked if I wanted the chance to read and review Tilda Shalof’s new book, Opening My Heart.  (Amazon link, but NOT an affiliate link – I live in California and due to a new law, Amazon has cut all ties with us). I had the chance to include a story in a book that Tilda edited a couple of years ago called Lives in the Balance.  So I had fond memories I’ll say up front that I enjoyed the book.  I had a range of emotions while reading it – frustration, worry, happiness.  Frustration because although Tilda is a very experienced ICU nurse, she doesn’t take her own health seriously at all.  I read with disbelief as she described her incredible denial of the obvious need to treat the heart condition she was born with. I was amused a... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5069473 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 16:00:14 +0100 5069473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062251&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F7B6Augv049A%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062251 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 07:36:13 +0100 5062251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050597&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FUa00kaWpclI%2F Welcome to the impressive 27th edition! The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team will cast the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and the [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050597 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:55:15 +0100 5050597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028236&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FdZxZApVvIzQ%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028236 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:43:55 +0100 5028236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5028239&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FJzcJ0iXgn6M%2F A real case highlighting the challenges of managing the critically ill obstetric patient in remote regions of Australia. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5028239 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:00:23 +0100 5028239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008206&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FXn9mMMR1B58%2F aka Hematology Hoodwinker 003 Emergency department management of the critically bleeding patient requiring massive transfusion  is an area thats constantly changing and developing, making it difficult to keep up with what we should and what we shouldn’t be doing. The National Blood Authority has just released it’s first module  Critical Bleeding/Massive Transfusion the first in a six [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008206 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:35 +0100 5008206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997531&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FK8QR1AOJNx8%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997531 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:08:22 +0100 4997531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4975872&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Deits_ep042_ett.mp3 The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4975872 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:04:45 +0100 4975872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4997536&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fi5up-SjFC0Q%2F This one's for our medical student friends... and anyone else fighting the axis of evil! Understanding axis is one of the keys to understanding ECGs. Super Axis Man (SAM) is here to help! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4997536 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:29:03 +0100 4997536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4952852&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FLbq2SFrYZZ0%2F The first of EB Medicine's EM Critical Care review articles is out - here is a Q&A on respiratory monitoring inspired by this exciting new publication. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4952852 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:31 +0100 4952852 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934173&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FCwetCV_vWps%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934173 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:25:31 +0100 4934173 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911493&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FIJ5pagkDJTU%2F We recently featured a video on what could turn out to be the emergency medicine/ critical care 'Trial of the Year'... That's right, the FEAST Trial: (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911493 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:18 +0100 4911493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911494&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FfAUV6GRDJcU%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911494 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:48:35 +0100 4911494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4893457&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FSen8YuWqphg%2F Some fun figures well worth engraving on the surface of your encephalon if you're an emergency or critical care doc in this week's FFFF. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4893457 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:23 +0100 4893457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862558&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Deits_ep040_toxicologypart1.mp3 The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862558 Tue, 24 May 2011 11:42:18 +0100 4862558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4841486&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F-a0s0sef6dE%2F So, what are you gonna use for this rapid sequence intubation --- roc or sux? Can you answer the hard questions to determine once and for all, whether roc rocks and sux sucks or if it should be the other way around? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4841486 Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:19 +0100 4841486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4828891&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FtCB0TGVPk04%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4828891 Mon, 16 May 2011 04:30:32 +0100 4828891 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803145&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fjb3BNUadb9Y%2F Environmental selection pressures are a driving force in the adaptive processes driving adaptive processes in organisms. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803145 Wed, 04 May 2011 16:38:30 +0100 4803145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803146&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FRL51oCgViVc%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803146 Mon, 02 May 2011 05:51:07 +0100 4803146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4803148&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F9EW9Mif-9Q0%2F In this materialistic day and age you can never own too many things... It's time to Own the Chest Tube! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4803148 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:56 +0100 4803148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4758703&cid=t_132574_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F04%2F27%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2011-vol-305-no-12%2F The objective of this study is to test the efficacy of hydrocortisone therapy in trauma patients. The study concludes that in intubated trauma patients, the use of an intravenous stress-dose of hydrocortisone, compared with placebo, resulted in a decreased risk of hospital-acquired pneumonia. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article, alternatively contact the Library for a copy of this article. Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Cross Infection, Hydrocortisone, Intensive Care Units, Intubation, Patient Safety, Pneumonia, Randomised Controlled Trials, Trauma, Wounds and Injuries (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4758703 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:50:27 +0100 4758703 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747619&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FOHY-ZNVzpjs%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747619 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:47:48 +0100 4747619 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734114&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Deits_ep039_als_review_2010.mp3 The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734114 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:55:11 +0100 4734114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4723808&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhospice-patients-spend-less-overall-time-in-hospital-but-more-days-in-the-icu%2F2011.04.16 Chronically-ill Medicare patients spent fewer days in the hospital and received more hospice care in 2007 than they did in 2003, but their intensity of care increased as well, according to a report by the Dartmouth Atlas Project. While in the hospital less, patients had many more visits from physicians, particularly specialists, and spent more days in intensive care units, as result of growth in intensive care and specialist capacity, the researchers said. Intensive interventions can lower a patients’ quality of life and cost more, the researchers noted. About one-fourth of all Medicare spending stems from the last year of life, and much of the growth in Medicare spending is the result of the high cost of treating chronic disease, the authors noted. Following patient preferences for ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4723808 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:00:00 +0100 4723808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4714750&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FQiqApWaeJFc%2F It's April 2011 and time for @EBMedicineʼs Emergency Medicine Practice. This month the focus on the hottest of hot topics, therapeutic hypothermia. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4714750 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:07:15 +0100 4714750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4709209&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FfxqSH9JDGF4%2F Is it safe to give a patient frusemide if he has an allergy to sulfa drugs? Are you feeling slightly immunologically discombobulated? The answer's here. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4709209 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:38:13 +0100 4709209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704668&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fl4YbM1G6lCs%2F Feature post showing the excellent presentation on ECMO by Dr Hergen Buescher. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704668 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:41:58 +0100 4704668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4696636&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Deits_ep038_disaster_help.mp3 The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4696636 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:16:03 +0100 4696636 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4653345&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FYyCwSBM_XLk%2F Get ready for an insanely edutaining roller-coaster ride through the perils of ruling the resus... Oh, and try to stay out of the courtroom if you can. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4653345 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:00:16 +0100 4653345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642609&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fd8Uj1L6mrV4%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642609 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:32:00 +0100 4642609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4622251&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F5tJjFa-c_Ag%2F Bedside echocardiodiography is taking over the resuscitation world. Learn how to 'own the echo' when it comes to the critically ill or shocked patient! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4622251 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 04:30:36 +0100 4622251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615110&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FgbEuKJm-LT8%2F Brilliant images illustrating the art of myocardial infarct localisation by ECG interpretation. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615110 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:52:44 +0100 4615110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615111&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FUPk6PtyjgnI%2F It's time for the enigmatic eleventh edition of the LITFL Review --- a weekly round up of the best and brightest in emergency medicine and critical care on the web. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615111 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:03:22 +0100 4615111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4600541&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FUKR60Ix_GlE%2F A new intensive care educational and networking website is being launched this week, and I invite you all to check it out: Intensive Care Network. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4600541 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:27:09 +0100 4600541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4592406&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FImHIW63mnrc%2F Does your mind go blank at a code? If you remember the six true emergencies you'll do fine... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4592406 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:26 +0100 4592406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4580905&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fb_8uqx_i6EA%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4580905 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:19:27 +0100 4580905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4554609&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FeWTlFe6DJbs%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4554609 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:51:10 +0100 4554609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532216&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FWWwrMU3Zo3M%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532216 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:32:20 +0100 4532216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501589&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F7krMyt1h-TA%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501589 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:56:05 +0100 4501589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501554&cid=t_132574_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F02%2Flibyan-critical-care-physician-reports-number-dead-gunshot-wounds%2F Dr. Habib al-Obaidi, chief of intensive care at the Al-Jalae hospital in Benghazi, Libya has stated that fifty trauma patients have died of gunshot wounds after the authorities reportedly fired on protestors. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501554 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:37:40 +0100 4501554 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477768&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FPu9i7P_4BJg%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477768 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:57:32 +0100 4477768 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4472953&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fq3V8lIj6izQ%2F Night shift in the surgical ICU and one of your post-op cardiac patients is showing some worrying rhythms on their ECG monitor. Can you diagnose the problem and keep them alive until the morning? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4472953 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:03:59 +0100 4472953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4455269&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F_jdJbQrOuhA%2F The LITFL team have scoured the web to find the best collection of online instructional videos known to man or woman to help you 'own the airway'! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4455269 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:17:46 +0100 4455269 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4445805&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fc2ECFg2qEN8%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4445805 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:38:09 +0100 4445805 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419146&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emergencyweb.net%2Flibrary%2Fmp3.php%3Ff%3Dviolenceeditv2.mp3 The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419146 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:14:07 +0100 4419146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355720&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fo9HPHxs5fFE%2F Welcome to the 2nd edition! The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team will cast the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355720 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:39:29 +0100 4355720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4331020&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FWAWtr-Occyk%2F The LITFL team recently added the ICU Rounds podcast to our easy-to-search database of free online podcasts. This podcast has been running for a couple of years now, and is produced by the exceptionally prolific Jeffrey Guy. Dr Guy has specialty training in burn surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care and is an Associate Professor [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4331020 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:00:34 +0100 4331020 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326905&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fgn46HhwPEBs%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326905 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:04 +0100 4326905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4309617&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FMLc9Bgh1ERU%2F A look at Cliff Reid's fantastic website: ResusME - Resuscitation Medicine Education. A great way to keep up with cutting edge research and developments in life-saving medicine. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4309617 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:51 +0100 4309617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294641&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FiBl6-3Z31ZE%2F Wouldn't it be great if there was a list of the 100 most important papers published in the emergency medicine literature... with article summaries provided. Now, that's an idea... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294641 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:25 +0100 4294641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265741&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-is-telebaby%2F2010.12.16 There are more and more premature babies, and the situation for their parents is dramatic. They would love to be with their newborn 24 hours a day, but in most cases they obviously can’t. At the Dutch UMC Ultrecht, they’ve launched a project under the name Telebaby, in which cameras were installed at the incubators and parents can watch their child live 24 hours a day — even through a mobile device. The system is password protected, of course, so only the parents can access the specific video channels. Isn’t it great? A very human but not that expensive idea — a really Dutch approach. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265741 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:00:22 +0100 4265741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230156&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fan-interview-with-a-developmental-disability-nurse%2F2010.12.05 For my first interview, I thought I’d interview someone who would tolerate my novice interviewing abilities — my mother. Ginny, RN, BS, DDRN has been a nurse for over 30 years, most of that time in the Intensive Care Unit. (The apple did not fall far, did it?) She currently works as Developmental Disabilities Nurse and has done so for nine years. A developmental disability is defined by Wikipedia as “a term used in the United States and Canada to describe life-long disability attributable to mental and/or physical impairments, manifested prior to age 18.” Ginny says that her clients have a range of mental and physical disabilities including cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, mental retardation, and autism, with autism being the most prevalent. Her clients live in normal houses a... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230156 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:00:12 +0100 4230156 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214124&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F4Kz2HNaCB_Y%2F A gun shot wound to the head provides the basis for a question-and-answer based discussion on penetrating traumatic brain injury and multi-modal monitoring. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214124 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:50 +0100 4214124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4151803&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FPzb-70upAEc%2F If you silence the alarm for any reason and there is subsequent oxygen supply failure within the next 2 minutes you will have no audible alarm. Unlike other ventilators on the market the Oxylog® 3000 cannot ventilate without an oxygen supply. This issue has been raised with Dräger but they have elected not to perform a software upgrade as they don’t see the need to offer a breakthrough alarm system for this potentially lethal fault... (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4151803 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:29:38 +0100 4151803 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4118945&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FQ348vtd_43s%2F Resuscitation Guidelines for 2010 are out for the UK, Europe and the United States. We're still waiting for ours in Australia... Here is where to find the new guidelines and a few of the 'moves and shakes' are highlighted. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4118945 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:56 +0100 4118945 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105677&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FRUrjKsRWMyI%2F A 5 year old boy presents with ongoing vomiting and diarrhoea. He was discharged the day before following a diagnosis of gastroenteritis and treatment with nasogastric rehydration. His father says that he seems very weak, to the point where he's been having trouble standing up. Can you get him back on his feet? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105677 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:25:30 +0100 4105677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876653&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-its-like-to-be-in-medical-school%2F2010.08.17 Ever wonder what a day in the life of a medical student is like? A father of two, a husband of one, and a medical student and soon-to-be doctor of many describes his daily routine in one day in his life as a second-year medical student. I heard one of my partners describing a friend of hers recent exit as an intensive care unit nurse and into the life of a medical student. How did the RN describe his experience? “Man, this is hard.” Yes, it is. No matter how many years you spend as a nurse, there is no replacement for a medical school education. *This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876653 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3876653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831355&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ficu-bingo-game%2F2010.08.06 Ever wonder how ICU nurses get through their daily grind? Why, with ICU Bingo, of course. How does ICU Bingo work? It works just like regular bingo. Every nurse receives their own Bingo card with different ICU diagnoses. And every time they take care of one of these conditions, they get to ”x” it out. Fill out a line or any other predetermined design pattern, and you are the ICU Bingo winner, and you win a prize. This is quite similar to my 2010 March Madness Hospitalist Bracket, only in this case the game is Bingo. As you can see, this nurse has already cared for a GI bleed, a homeless man, a drug overdose, chest pain, DKA, alcohol withrawal, subdural hematoma, a prisoner, and someone with super-morbid obesity. That’s ICU medicine for you. *This blog post... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831355 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:30:00 +0100 3831355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607497&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsuccessful-care-grandmother-knows-best%2F2010.05.28 Want to know the secret to successful care of ICU patients? Think back to the advice your grandmother always gave, joked American Thoracic Society conference speaker Renee Stapleton, M.D., recently: - Wash your hands. - You can’t sleep your life away. - Get some exercise. - Sit up straight. - Take your medicine. - If you can’t remember it, write it down. *This blog post was originally published at ACP Hospitalist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607497 Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3607497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502775&cid=t_132574_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fbret-michaels-critical-condition-brain-hemorrhage%2F Bret Michaels has been admitted to the intensive care unit at an undisclosed hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage. Michaels was recovering uneventfully from an appendectomy last week when he experienced a severe headache and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502775 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:41:15 +0100 3502775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3408372&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FyrNUeyDAYvA%2F Disruptive Women welcomes nationally recognized Intensive Care Specialist Dr. Brian Rosenfeld, as our March 2010 Man of the Month. Dr. Rosenfeld is an Intensive Care Specialist (intensivist) who pioneered and developed the concept of remote intensive care unit management. He co-founded VISICU Inc. in 1998 with his partner Michael Breslow and served as its Executive Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer. The company had a successful IPO in 2006 and then was acquired by Royal Philips Electronics in 2008. He is currently responsible for devising the strategic direction of tele-health within Philips Patient Monitoring and Informatics.  Prior to founding VISICU, Dr. Rosenfeld was an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Medicine and Surgery at the Johns Hopkins U... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3408372 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:33:44 +0100 3408372 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3235771&cid=t_132574_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F02%2Frep-john-murtha-reportedly-intensive-care-unit-surgery%2F Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha is in the intensive care unit at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia for complications that developed after surgery to remove his gallbladder (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3235771 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:46:57 +0100 3235771 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3063229&cid=t_132574_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F07%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2009-vol-302-no-21%2F This article reports on a study of 13796 patients presenting on a single day (May 27 2007) in more than 1200 ICUs across 75 countries. The study known as EPIC II (Extended Prevalance of Infection in the ICU) revealed several noteworthy insights into the current practice patterns of antibiotic use and infection risks in ICU patients. Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotics, Infection, Intensive Care, Prevalence, Risks (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3063229 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:51:12 +0100 3063229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2781972&cid=t_132574_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F10%2Fcritical-care-strategy-managing-the-h1n1-flu-pandemic%2F Title: Critical care strategy: managing the H1N1 flu pandemic The Skinny: Establishes the  Department of Health approach to managing critical care during the swine flu pandemic by increasing the number of available critical care beds and preventing people becoming seriously ill as a result of swine flu.  Supported by a Dear Colleague Letter from Ian Dalton, National Director of NHS Flu Resilience that emphasises the need for whole systems thinking and this is reinforced by a Dear Colleague Letter from the Chief Medical Officer. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 30p Published: 10/09/2009 Posted in Capacity, Grey Literature, Influenza, NHS, Pandemic Tagged: Capacity, Critical Care, Grey Literature, H1N1, High Dependency Care, Influenza, Intensive Care, Pandemic, Strategic Planning, Who... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2781972 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:19:18 +0100 2781972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2469535&cid=t_132574_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2FTkMry_7qqcA%2F The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is taking place in San Francisco right now. On the first day Apple introduced the new iPhone 3G S. They also continued their tradition of presenting some interesting upcoming applications. AirStrip Technologies has presented its new medical app called Critical Care. I really don’t have any comments at this moment other than WATCH THE VIDEO IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND! AirStrip CRITICAL CARE features include: Virtual Views – Remote, virtual real-time monitoring of live cardiac rhythm strips and other waveform data such as pulse oximetry, end tidal CO2 and peak ventilator pressures. Strip Zooming – The zoom feature maintains relative size of waveforms and the background grid allows for easy assessment and measurements. Automated Calipe... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2469535 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:26:51 +0100 2469535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2348049&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsandnsurf.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F04%2Flaws-for-the-navigation-of-life%2F The late Peter Safar had a remarkable life. Born in Austria of Jewish ancestry he managed to evade the Nazis as a young man and survived the tragic death of his young daughter from status asthmaticus. Despite such terrible trials he went on to give the world ‘the kiss of life’ and became the acknowledged [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2348049 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:00:38 +0100 2348049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2270132&cid=t_132574_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F03%2F16%2Fan-antibiotic-past-may-save-lives-at-the-icu%2F Respiratory tract infections acquired in the intensive care unit (ICU) are important causes of morbidity and mortality, the most significant risk factor being mechanical ventilation. It is thought that hospital pneumonia commonly originates from flora colonized in the patient’s oropharynx (the area of the throat at the back of the mouth). Therefore, reduction of [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2270132 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:35:44 +0100 2270132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2077343&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F01%2F01%2Fa-picture-worth-a-thousand-words-vi%2F Perhaps hospitals were a little hasty in becoming “smoke-free” zones - next time I lead a code I might see if anyone volunteers to be the pipe operator for a good old-fashioned tobacco smoke enema… From Eisenberg, MS. Life in the balance: emergency medicine and the quest to reverse sudden death. 1997; Oxford University Press. <betterworldbooks> One of the earliest and most graphic accounts of resuscitation by tobacco enema dates from 1746. A man’s wife was pulled from the water apparently dead. Amid much conflicting advice, a passing sailor proffered his pipe and instructed the husband to insert the stem into his wife’s rectum, cover the bowl with a piece of perforated paper, and “blow hard”. Miraculously, the woman revived. - Lawrence, G. Tobac... AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2077343 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:10:30 +0100 2077343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2077347&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2F29%2Fa-picture-worth-a-thousand-words-v%2F Hopefully none of us will need to use this technique anytime soon!… Fig. 13-12. AN IMPROVISED LARYNGOSCOPE (kindly contributed by Peter Bewes) from King M, et al (1986). Primary Anaesthesia. Oxford Medical Publications. If the light on the laryngoscope fails, clean the contact between the blade and the handle, and check that the bulb is screwed in place securely. If this fails, use your spare laryngoscope, which you should have instantly available. Or, transilluminate his pharynx by shining an electric light through his neck as in Fig 13-12. If you don’t have a laryngoscope you can use a bent spoon. - from King M, et al (1986). Primary Anaesthesia. Oxford Medical Publications. (Source: AEQUANIMITAS) AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2077347 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 07:02:31 +0100 2077347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2019562&cid=t_132574_88_f&fid=38203&url=http%3A%2F%2Fprecordialthump.medbrains.net%2F2008%2F12%2F05%2Ftoxicus-and-problems-in-toxicology%2F I’m about to introduce something new to AEQUANIMITAS - “Problems in Toxicology”. As an ongoing project I will be posting targeted case-based question-&-answer postings designed to highlight important principles, pitfalls, and tricks of the trade for the clinical assessment and management of poisoned and envenomed patients. The problems are based on cases seen in hospitals in Australia, calls to the Poison Information Centre, as well as a variety of other sources including papers, presentations, and tox meetings. I hope they will be useful to non-specialists - who may have to see patients in EDs, ICUs and/or remote settings without the benefit of an “onsite”  toxicology service - as well as the “budding” clinical toxicologist. The approach used... AEQUANIMITAS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2019562 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:34:50 +0100 2019562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=828087&cid=t_132574_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2F28%2Fbo-diddley-stable-after-heart-attack%2F Filed under: Celebrity news, Men Heart Health, Aging Heart HealthFamed bluesman Bo Diddley (78) is in a Gainesville, FL, hospital following a heart attack. Diddley is famous for ever-cool tunes such as "Who Do You Love" and "I'm a Man." Well, at least he was in the right location: Diddley was actually at the hospital for a checkup when the heart attack struck. This ensured he got prompt care that may very well have saved his life. It appears Diddley suffered the heart attack on Friday of last week, but it was only announced today. This afternoon a spokeswoman stated that the now-elderly guitar hero felt unwell during his Friday checkup and was transferred to the emergency room, which is where the heart attack occurred. Diddley had surgery soon after to have a stent fitted. This will improv... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=828087 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:00:00 +0100 828087