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Inguinal Hernia Dr Swapnil Pawar
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Acute Pericarditis Dr Swapnil Pawar
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Stopping Nasogastric feeds in ICU – Time for a CHANGE Dr Swapnil Pawar
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Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Dr Swapnil Pawar
play_arrow Inguinal Hernia Dr Swapnil Pawar Inguinal hernia Blog Written by Dr Hyreim Suh Irreducible Inguinal Hernia Definition of an inguinal hernia Protrusion of abdominal or pelvic contents through an inguinal ring or inguinal floor into the inguinal canal Diagnosis Diagnosis normally made clinically However, investigations to consider include ultrasound, […]
Pericarditis Blog written by – Dr Andrew Lam play_arrow Acute Pericarditis Dr Swapnil Pawar High-Risk Features that May Require Admission: Fever > 38°C The sub-Acute course of symptoms, progressing over several days to weeks Evidence of cardiac tamponade Moderate to large pericardial effusion Immunosuppression Failure to improve despite initial medical […]
play_arrow Stopping Nasogastric feeds in ICU – Time for a CHANGE Dr Swapnil Pawar Malnutrition in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been associated with increased infectious morbidity, increased length of ICU and hospital stay, increased rate of infections, increased number of ventilator days, and impaired […]
play_arrow Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Dr Swapnil Pawar Mesenteric Ischemia Blog written by – Dr Hyerim Suh Types of mesenteric ischaemic Primary Investigations to order Bloods (Including FBC, EUC, coagulation panel, ABG, ECG) Imaging (CT, mesenteric angiography) Approach to management Acute mesenteric ischemia Fluid resuscitation, supplemental oxygen, inotropic support if […]
play_arrow Community Acquired Pneumonia Dr Swapnil Pawar Community-Acquired Pneumonia Written by – Dr Andrew Lam Scores for determination of pneumonia severity: CURB-65 C – Confusion (1 point) U – Urea > 7mmol/L (1 point) R – Respiratory Rate > 30 (1 point) B – Systolic BP < 90 or Diastolic […]
play_arrow Mechanical Power – Paradigm Shift in Mechanical Ventilation in ARDS Dr Swapnil Pawar Mechanical Power Blog Written by – Dr Jose Chacko Although a life-supporting intervention, mechanical ventilation is associated with its own perils. Improved gas exchange and amelioration of the work of breathing occurs at the expense of […]
play_arrow ICU Primary – Bedside preparation Part 1 Dr Swapnil Pawar In this episode, Dr Mike Clifford and I discuss how every ICU trainee can prepare for their primary exams on their day to day ward rounds. We suggest using the modified Pomodoro technique i.e – 3 questions at one […]
play_arrow Lung Cancer Dr Swapnil Pawar Lung Cancer Show Notes Shownotes – Dr Hyerim Suh Differentials for a solitary pulmonary nodule on CXR Common causes Lung cancer Consider CT chest, PET scan for staging and bronchoscopy or CT guided transthoracic biopsy Metastatic cancer Consider CT chest, PET scan for staging […]
play_arrow TTM 2 Trial Dr Swapnil Pawar TTM 2 Trial Background ILCOR guidelines strongly recommend targeted temperature management with a constant target between 32 C and 36 C however, the overall evidence behind this recommendation is of low certainty. Hypothesis At 6 months, the incidence of death would be lower […]
