Andy Macdonald
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Andy Macdonald
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It's time for some new airway terminology!

Introducing "flextension" - flexion of the lower cervical spine & extension of the upper cervical spine

It is the optimal position for non-infant airway management

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November 25, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Reposted by Andy Macdonald
The latest salvo in the hyponatremia wars takes off where Seethapathy left us (NEJM Evidence | NephJC). Last week, Juan Carlos Ayus published his latest study (JAMA Internal Medicine) on hyponatremia, a meta analysis of patient outcomes in the management of hyponatremia

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Its time for a new paradigm in hyponatremia
The latest salvo in the hyponatremia wars takes off where Seethapathy left us (NEJM Evidence | NephJC). Last week, Juan Carlos Ayus published his latest study (JAMA Intezrnal Medicine) on hyponatre…
pbfluids.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Reposted by Andy Macdonald
He was started on peripheral noradrenaline/norepinephrine but continued to deteriorate. He was given nebulised (iv) GTN 5mg then nebulised (iv) milrinone 5mg according to our non-official, not-publicly-endorsed evidence-sparse crashing PE quick reference guide
November 24, 2024 at 6:19 AM
Reposted by Andy Macdonald
An update to the Paeds Major Trauma Imaging guidelines from the RCR...Sadly the nice algorithm has vanished and has been replaced by an exclusion checklist 🙁

any thoughts on the new version
@emmanchester.bsky.social @stemlyns.bsky.social ?

www.rcr.ac.uk/our-services...
Major paediatric trauma radiology guidance | The Royal College of Radiologists
The following guidelines will assist radiologists and clinicians dealing with a severely injured child to base imaging decisions on the best available evidence.
www.rcr.ac.uk
November 20, 2024 at 1:43 PM