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Impact of time to Defibrillation on ROSCBlogResuscitation

Impact of time to Defibrillation on ROSC

Impact of time to Defibrillation on ROSC The rates of Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) in…
Is Presyncope as Serious as Syncope?BlogSyncope

Is Presyncope as Serious as Syncope?

Is Presyncope as Serious as Syncope? Syncope has three components: (15 minutes read) Loss of…
D-Dimer focused testing for PEBlogpulmonary embolism

D-Dimer focused testing for PE

D-Dimer focused testing for PE Here is a common scenario: The resident presents a case…
Apixaban for Stroke prevention in Subclinical Atrial FibrillationAtrial FibrillationBlog

Apixaban for Stroke prevention in Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation

Apixaban for Stroke prevention in Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation The first thing you might say is,…
Cardiac Arrest complicating emergency airway managementAirwayBlogCardiac Arrest

Cardiac Arrest complicating emergency airway management

Cardiac Arrest complicating emergency airway management Emergency airway management and specifically intubation can be associated…
Timing of Vasopressin initiation in septic shockBlogResuscitationSepsis

Timing of Vasopressin initiation in septic shock

Timing of Vasopressin initiation in septic shock Vasopressin is often used as a second line…
Adrenaline or Airway first in cardiac arrest?AirwayBlogResuscitation

Adrenaline or Airway first in cardiac arrest?

Adrenaline or Airway first in cardiac arrest? Cardiac arrest has a poor survival rate. In…
The Acute Treatment of Hyperkalaemia: A Systematic ReviewBlogEndocrineResuscitation

The Acute Treatment of Hyperkalaemia: A Systematic Review

The Acute Treatment of Hyperkalaemia: A Systematic Review Hyperkalaemia is relatively common. Severe hyperkalaemia is…
Resolution of STEMI following OHCABlogCardiologyResuscitation

Resolution of STEMI following OHCA

Resolution of STEMI following OHCA This is secondary analysis of a paper which analysed the…
Blunt Cardiac Injury
Blunt Cardiac Injury
New AHA PE Guidelines 2026Blogpulmonary embolismRespiratory

New AHA PE Guidelines 2026

The new Clinical Practice Guidelines by the AHA on the Evaluation and Management of Acute…
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STEMI Equivalents 2025BlogCardiologyECG

STEMI Equivalents 2025

STEMI Equivalents 2025 The 2025 Australian ACS Guidelines have just been published. Brieger, D, Cullen,…
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templates-for-em-mastery-3
Can we distinguish refractory VF from other types of VF?BlogResuscitation

Can we distinguish refractory VF from other types of VF?

Poor clinical outcomes occur in patients with refractory Ventricular Fibrillation (VF), which is defined as…
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PEA: Let’s stop using thisBlogPaediatric Resuscitation

PEA: Let’s stop using this

Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and asystole have a special place in our ACLS algorithm. The…
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templates-for-em-mastery-9-2
Subsegmental Pulmonary EmbolismBlogCardiology

Subsegmental Pulmonary Embolism

How do you manage the patient with subsegmental pulmonary embolism(SSPE) or the incidental finding of…
emergency medicine fellowships
emergency medicine fellowships
Learnings from EMCORE Sydney 2025BlogEMCORE

Learnings from EMCORE Sydney 2025

EMCORE Sydney 2025 was a great conference full of learning. Here are just a few…
emergency medicine fellowships
emergency medicine fellowships
IM Adrenaline in OHCABlogCardiac Resuscitation

IM Adrenaline in OHCA

Adrenaline is recommended for all cardiac arrests not due to shockable rhythms and is associated…
emergency medicine practice
emergency medicine practice
A patient with Abdominal PainBlogCardiologyECG Of The Week

A patient with Abdominal Pain

A 58 yo patient presents with abdominal pain. No cause is found for the pain,…
emergency medicine education
emergency medicine education
Diagnostic Testing for Suspected SAH in the EDBlogNeurosurgery

Diagnostic Testing for Suspected SAH in the ED

Non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) accounts for 5% of acute headache presentations to the emergency department.…
emergency medicine education
emergency medicine education
Modified Valsalva plus Adenosine for reverting SVTBlogCardiologySVT

Modified Valsalva plus Adenosine for reverting SVT

Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), is a non-ischaemic tachyarrhythmia, with which patients, not uncommonly, present to…
emergency education
emergency education
Is this VT or SVT?BlogECG Of The Week

Is this VT or SVT?

The CASE A 45 yo male is brought in by ambulance. They have been called…
Pericarditis
Pericarditis
PericarditisBlogCardiology

Pericarditis

CASE A 32 yo patient presents with a one week history of chest pain. The…
bigeminy management
bigeminy management
Pulmonary EmbolismBlogCardiologyRespiratory

Pulmonary Embolism

CASE A 64 yo patient is referred to the emergency department(ED) with a persistent tachycardia.…
emergency medicine
emergency medicine
Can the ECG help us differentiate PE from ACS?BlogCardiologyECG Of The WeekUncategorized

Can the ECG help us differentiate PE from ACS?

Pulmonary embolism(PE) and Acute Coronary Syndrome(ACS) causing ischaemia can sometimes be difficult to clinically differentiate.…
emergency medicine
emergency medicine
Acute Aortic SyndromeBlogCardiology

Acute Aortic Syndrome

Here is a lecture from the very talented and entertaining Prof Joe Nameth, who spoke…
Adrenaline
Adrenaline
Adrenaline: Which is the best dose to use?BlogCardiac ArrestResuscitation

Adrenaline: Which is the best dose to use?

Adrenaline is the most used drug in cardiac arrest. However we aren't quite sure what…
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Reperfusion ArrhythmiasBlogECG Of The Week

Reperfusion Arrhythmias

A 68 yo patient presents with two hours of central chest pain and dyspnoea and…
Depolarisation -resus
Depolarisation -resus
Early Depolarisation and Sudden Cardiac DeathBlogCardiology

Early Depolarisation and Sudden Cardiac Death

A 28 yo patient presents to the emergency department following a syncopal episode. The patient…
Paediatric Resuscitation Guideline
Paediatric Resuscitation Guideline
Paediatric ResuscitationBlogPaediatric ResuscitationPediatric Resuscitation

Paediatric Resuscitation

Paediatric Resuscitation is stressful. However if we remember a few small points, it makes it…
SHOCKED
SHOCKED
52 yo with chest pain an hypotensionBlogCardiac ResuscitationCardiologyCardiovascular

52 yo with chest pain an hypotension

INTERESTING CASE WITH A TWIST. Read the case or watch the video.   https://youtu.be/bj5-STj8Pok 52…
Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Is it Thoracic Aortic Dissection?BlogCardiologyECGUncategorized

Is it Thoracic Aortic Dissection?

The Case A 58 yo patient presents to the emergency department with central crushing chest…
Dextrocardia
Dextrocardia
Dextrocardia: Can you pick it on ECG?BlogCardiologyECG

Dextrocardia: Can you pick it on ECG?

This is a great case that highlights how important it is, to know how to…
Spiked helmet sign - Ominous ECG Sign
Spiked helmet sign - Ominous ECG Sign
An Ominous ECG SignBlogCardiologyECG

An Ominous ECG Sign

This is a fantastic case to learn from for a recent Circulation article(1) titled 'An…
Read CTPA - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
Read CTPA - Emergency Medicine Education - Resus
How to Read the CTPAFellowship ExamRadiologyRespiratoryUncategorized

How to Read the CTPA

CTPA's are sometimes quite confusing to read. A simple approach, based on differentiating the anatomy…
The Lewis Lead - Resus
The Lewis Lead - Resus
The Lewis LeadBlogCardiologyECGECG in 20 secondsECG Of The Week

The Lewis Lead

The Lewis lead(1), is a means of detecting atrial activity and can be used where…
Brugada Syndrome
Brugada Syndrome
Brugada SyndromeBlogCardiologyECGECG's I've Seen

Brugada Syndrome

A 25 year old male presents to the emergency department following a near syncopal episode.…
Double sequential external defibrillation
Double sequential external defibrillation
Double Sequential External DefibrillationBlogCardiac ResuscitationResuscitationUncategorized

Double Sequential External Defibrillation

Double Sequential External Defibrillation(DSED) is a means of administering sequential shocks to terminate shock resistant…
pacemaker
pacemaker
Runaway Pacemaker and Lethal ArrhythmiaBlogCardiology

Runaway Pacemaker and Lethal Arrhythmia

A potential complication of a failing pacemaker, is a condition known as 'Runaway Pacemaker'. Below…
hypertensive emergencies
hypertensive emergencies
Hypertensive Emergencies and how to treat themBlogCardiovascular

Hypertensive Emergencies and how to treat them

Hypertensive emergencies are defined as sudden and prolonged increases in the arterial blood pressure, with…

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VL vs DL for intubating Neonates
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VL vs DL for intubating Neonates

VL vs DL for intubating Neonates I would consider intubation of the neonate(<28 days old)…
Does Induction Agent Choice Affect post intubation hypotension?
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Does Induction Agent Choice Affect post intubation hypotension?

Does Induction Agent Choice Affect post intubation hypotension? Rapid sequence intubation can be associated with…
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Does reduced dose induction agent affect post intubation hypotension?

Does reduced dose induction agent affect post intubation hypotension? Post Intubation hypotension has been linked…