ER study topics

wound care: wound care
medications: sketchy at best
toxic syndromes: in prog
hypertensive patients: in prog
cough: contains cough and other respiratory related sites
thoracic pain syndromes: chest pain related topics
my home(s) with email address: you may send text via e mail to add to these pages and thanks
abdominal trauma: some teaching points on evaluation of abdominal truama
shock: recognition and treatment of shock
Panic disorder: notes on diagnosis of exclusion, panic disorder, anxiety
uncljoedoc's infectious disease ruminations: has notes on some entities
recognizing the acute abdomen: notes on interpretation of abdominal findings in e.d. setting
rxlist: prescription drug list of the internet
rxlist: top 200 meds prescribed and data about them

General notes

significant rashes: related considerations
Kidney disease and Lupus: an article on the natural history of SLE
pharmacology notes: notes on drugs and medications
bls acls treatment 

assess responsiveness

       A     airway                      airway
       B     breathing                   ventilations
       C     circulation                 interventions
       D     defib if necessary          differential 


assess responsiveness assess breathing assess pulse

apnea with pulse mandates ABC's IV,O2,monitor,rescue breathing
pulselessness mandates ABC's IV O2 monitor defibrillator

      _( unstable v tach
       ( vfib
             shock 200 300 360
             e,d,l,d,b,d, mag proc 

        asystole
        pea


magnesium sulfate
             torsade, dig tox arrh, refract vf
                 1-2 gm iv push
                 drip in torsade:1-2gms in 100ml D5W over 5-60min iv
                            follow with 1-4 gm /hr drip

other links

index page: to home page
medconnect site map: free didactic source for primary care
ncemi: emergency medicine "infomatics" site
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