In this module, we are covering some endocrine emergencies, specifically diabetes and the thyroid gland. (To be perfectly blunt, if you have worked your way to this point in the ED training program and can't say something sensible about diabetes you probably shouldn't be sitting the exam...)
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There are a couple of videos below for you to watch:
a case presentation from the Mayo Clinic which covers Myxoedema Coma quite well
There are a couple of resources for you this week. Again, it's worth paying attention to Cameron's chapters for relevant multi-choice factoids.
Below is a blog discussing the latest evidence on cerebral oedema in DKA from resus.com.au.
We often find lifeintehfastlane.com a bit overwhelming in terms of the content for exam preparation (although it's an excellent website otherwise), but there are two mindmap pages worth reviewing this week for diabetes, via the links below:
Since we went over ABGs again at the face to face we thought we would revisit them again this week.
No new SAQ style questions today. Below is an ABG. Get as much out of it as you can in the next ten minutes.
GO!
An 11 year old boy presents with his mother with acute dyspnoea. She states she thinks he has asthma and has been treating him with his brother's salbutamol inhaler. His vital signs are: