Nov 13, 2016
Jeff Drazen delivers a powerful message on the use of medical evidence in critical care. Medicine is powered by knowledge, but how do we know what is true and what is not? How do we deal with uncertainty in a setting where outcomes are not closely related to known variables? For example, although there are a few people...
Nov 10, 2016
Michael Perlmutter guides you through the prehospital diagnosis and treatment of sepsis.
Sepsis is a difficult diagnosis to make. Even in the hospital, where a plethora of tests are available to assist the clinician.
The diagnosis remains a challenging one, due to the very nature of sepsis. A shadowy shape-shifter...
Nov 8, 2016
Endothelium was once thought to be an inert organ. However, it plays an important role in multiple functions. These include coagulation, inflammation and determination of vascular permeability.
He then gives a brief overview of the endothelial arrangement, function of the glycocalyx layer and how an injury causing a...
Nov 6, 2016
Bill Knight explains the concept of death by neurological criteria and the complexities surrounding organ donation in such situations.
Bill discusses the process of dying, the definition of death, how to approach the neurologically dead patient and how to consider organ donation.
Due to...
Nov 5, 2016
Greg Kelly focuses on transferable skills from adult practice applicable to the collapsed neonate, taking us first through a systematic approach to the common underlying causes and the physiology behind them. He outlines a comprehensive approach to the clapped out baby even when the underlying cause isn't immediately...