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May
May
By Dr Tommaso Gasparello A 45-year-old anaesthetist was found dead in the doctor’s room of his hospital after being on call the night before. An empty syringe was found next […]
Author Archives: Majic Sites
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Apr
Apr
Definition of Tourniquet: a constricting or compressing device used to control venous and arterial circulation to an extremity for a particular duration. Tourniquets are commonly used during limb surgeries (particularly […]
13
Apr
Apr
Bradycardia is defined as a heart rate below 60bpm and occurs commonly under anaesthesia. Although most bradycardias are benign, they have the potential to cause haemodynamic compromise and progress to […]
30
Mar
Mar
An 80kg 50yo male enters theatre directly from the emergency department for an urgent laparotomy. He has been involved in a motor vehicle accident and is thought to have lost […]
30
Mar
Mar
By Adam George Definition Hypercalcaemia indicates a total serum calcium (Ca) concentration corrected for albumin of >2.6 mmol/L. […]
Article Review, Clinical Anaesthesia
Would you give dexamethasone to your total knee replacement case with a history of type 2 diabetes and severe PONV?
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Mar
Mar
The PADDI trial by Dr. Matthew Vella @mjv.igee PADDI (The Perioperative ADministration of Dexamethasone and Infection Trial) Corcoran, T. B., Myles, P. S., Forbes, A. B., Cheng, A. C., Bach, […]
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Mar
Mar
Hyponatremia where salt goes, water (also) follows by Adam George Definition Hyponatremia refers to a low blood sodium (Na) concentration. Specifically, […]
Article Review
Does IV Iron Infusion for Pre-operative Iron Deficiency Anaemia (IDA) Improve Outcomes? Implications of the PREVENTT trial
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Mar
Mar
By Zheng Cheng Zhu Key reference: Richards, T., Baikady, R. R., Clevenger, B., Butcher, A., Abeysiri, S., Chau, M., Macdougall, I. C., Murphy, G., Swinson, R., Collier, T., Van Dyck, […]
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Feb
Feb
By Dr Jessica It is important to interpret arterial blood gases in a systematic manner, taken within the context of the patient’s clinical context. Steps: PaO2 (partial pressure of oxygen […]
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Feb
Feb
A summary of this fantastic BJA education article: https://www.clinicalkey.com.au/#!/content/playContent/1-s2.0-S2058534922000506 Epidemiology Most common causes of CKD are diabetes and hypertension What is the definition of […]