Echocardiography Basics

The Emergency Echo PDF HANDOUT – Click Here A Review of the Essentials of Ultrasound Ultrasound (USS) at the point of care is becoming an increasingly important skill for critical care practitioners Cardiac USS, or Echocardiography, is becoming increasingly accessible at the point of care delivery due to extraordinary advanced in technology in the last … More Echocardiography Basics

Not So Grand Rounds

On the 21st of May 2014 The Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) had its annual “Not So Grand Rounds” session at Westmead Hospital.   This was a well attended event due to the presence of great speakers (as well as the attraction of free Pizza). A case vignette (discussed below) was presented as part of Not … More Not So Grand Rounds

Show Me The Albumin

Download Printable PDF A Clinical Scenario A 70-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with an episode of collapse at the supermarket. A bystander calls an ambulance and by the arrival of paramedics a few mins later the patient is lucid and responsive.  She is found to be Hypotensive (91/50), Febrile (38.9 degrees), Tachycardic … More Show Me The Albumin