Acute Diarrhea in the Elderly – The Risk Factors
What are the risk factors for acute diarrhea in the elderly, and what treatment might these patients need?
Recommended Content: Cardiac Action Potential, Explained with Dominoes
If you, like me, struggle to understand the action potential, here is a great video from UBC Medicine, which explains the concept with dominoes. Check it out below.
‘Thanks for the Feedback’ – A Video Summary in Quotes
For mentors/PPEDs, PHEM feedback facilitators, ALS instructors, teachers, and those interested in responding better to feedback (and in doing so, giving better feedback), here's one for you. This is a summary in quotes of the 'Thanks for the Feedback' book, picking up on some key points.
News – Artificial Blood ‘can reverse cell damage’
Source: New Scientist. Aug 2022.
News – Scientists Closer to a ‘Cure’ for Cardiomyopathies
Source: BBC. 29/07/2022.
CPD Templates v1.4: A Video Walkthrough and Printing Guide
As is the style of Article 999, here’s a video guide to the CPD templates. Note: This relates to v1.4. If the template you’re using doesn’t have a version number, […]
V1.4 CPD Logs Now Published
CPD Log V1.4 is now published!
Template CPD Log – Changelog
02/04/2023 – V1.6: See below for screenshots of use. 21/08/2022 – V1.5 – Updated tick boxes for the HCPC standards 3+4 – these are now ‘tags’ to encourage actively thinking […]
Interpreting the Acid-Base Balance Using Tic Tac Toe (0s and Xs)
To interpret the acid-base blood gas results, you first need to know what normal levels are. You also need to know what a high figure means vs a low figure - is this acidemia, or alkalemia? And you need Tic-Tac-Toe. Here's why...
The Case of Anna Bagenholm
In 1999, Anna Bagenholm survived a cardiac arrest after a prolonged down-time and a temperature of just 13.7c. The circumstances of her survival continue to make international news and to inform and inspire research about target temperature management. But does her survival mean we should target hypothermia in cardiac arrest patients? Should we target hypothermia in ROSC? Let's have a look at the case and the research that has followed...