An update on what’s new and what’s been polished up a bit in the Critical Care Compendium. We highlight topics on tracheostomy, ventilator discontinuation and extubation.
FACEM SCE 2013 1 006
April 1, 2013 by
A 6 year-old boy re-presents having been discharged 2 hours ago.
FACEM SCE 2013 1 005
April 1, 2013 by
A 30 year-old woman presents by ambulance to your ED following a generalised seizure at home. Just prior to arrival, she suffered a further seizure, which continues.
FACEM SCE 2013 1 004
April 1, 2013 by
An 84 year old lady is brought to your ED by her daughter, who is frustrated with her mother because she cannot mobilise today
FACEM SCE 2013 1 003
April 1, 2013 by
A 30 year old woman with known type I diabetes presents with vomiting and abdominal pain for two days.
FACEM SCE 2013 1 002
April 1, 2013 by
A 30 year-old man was working at a Silicon Chip factory when hydrofluoric acid was spilt onto a hot surface and “exploded”. He has suffered chemical burns to his arms and chest.
Clinical Quiz 027
April 1, 2013 by
This 28 year old man presents to your rural/regional ED after being punched in the face an hour earlier.
Paediatric Quiz 030
April 1, 2013 by
A 3 year old boy presents to your ED with a week of increasing lethargy and malaise.
ECG Quiz 039
April 1, 2013 by
A 20 year old man is brought to your ED by ambulance after being found collapsed at home following a large polypharmacy drug overdose that included Venlafaxine
Paediatrics Quiz 029
April 1, 2013 by
Scenario A 5 year old boy presents to your ED after falling and striking his neck on the edge of a table. He is alert, his face is swollen and he is unable to speak. There is a soft stridor. A chest X-ray is taken Observations Question a. Describe and interpret his chest X-ray (50%) [...]
