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Causes of Delirium
😵💫Delirium (not to be confused with dementia) is a temporary, serious alteration in mental state. Patients typically struggle with thinking clearly and have a reduced awareness of the environment. This state of confusion…
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Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest
❤️🩹A cardiac arrest occurs due to a sudden loss of blood flow due to the heart being unable to pump effectively. Patients typically present with loss of consciousness and abnormal/absent breathing. They may…
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Symptoms of Hyperthyroidism
🔥Hyperthyroidism, also known as an overactive thyroid, occurs when the thyroid releases high levels of thyroid hormone into the body. This results in an increased metabolism, causing a range of signs and symptoms. …
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Symptoms of Chronic Liver Disease
🍺 Chronic liver disease is any disease of the liver lasting over 6 months. There are a range of pathologies including liver cirrosis, cancer and inflammation. 🍷Some of the signs of chronic liver…
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Acromegaly
Definition Constellation of signs and symptoms caused by hypersecretion of GH in adults Excess GH before puberty results in GIGANTISM Aetiology/Risk factors Most cases are caused by a GH-secreting pituitary adenoma RARELY caused by excess…
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Management of atrial fibrillation
🫀Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia that can be identified on an ECG as an irregularly irregular narrow complex tachycardia with no P waves. There are three main aspects to managing atrial fibrillation:…
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Post-MI complications
🤖 Use the mnemonic ‘DARTH VADER’ to remember the complications that occur after a myocardial infarction, also known as a heart attack.
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Wallace Rules of Nines
🔥The Rule of Nines, also known as the Wallace Rule of Nines, is a commonly used tool in trauma and emergency medicine. It is used to assess the total body surface area (BSA)…
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Sepsis Six
6️⃣ The ‘Sepsis Six’ is the a group of 6 therapies used in patients that have sepsis to reduce the chance of mortality. Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body…
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Tumour lysis syndrome
🩸Tumour lysis syndrome (TLS) occurs as a complication of treating cancer. It causes a range of metabolic abnormalities due to large amounts of tumour cells being killed at the same time and causing…
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Causes of Vomiting
🤮 Vomiting can be caused by many conditions, both GI and non-GI. There are many different sources of input throughout the body that feed into the vomiting centre in the brain, which ultimately…
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Non-Invasive Ventilation
🫁 Non-Invasive Ventilation is a method of delivering oxygen which usually uses a face mask. It is termed ‘non-invasive’ because it uses a tightly fitted mask or helmet without the need for intubation…
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