Short Skills Video – What Happens When We Squeeze the BVM too Hard and Fast?
This is a short skills video from Article 999.
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...