And with that shiny new airway, you’ll need a few accessories…
Well, now that we have established you can improvise a video laryngoscope (VL) for less than $50, we move to the process of ventilating your patient. The fashionable airway […]
Category Archives: Foundations
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History & Physical: full version
I present here the more formal version of a patient assessment, to be used when 1) there is a diagnostic dilemma, and 2) time is your friend, not your enemy. […]
Rapid trauma assessment – Part III: You need some SOAP
Parts I & II. With the luxury of time, equipment, space, and modern technology, your patient assessment will and should be quite complete. Doc Grouch will focus on the fancy; […]
Tuning fork and a stethoscope: Poor Man’s Xray
Inspired by PA4Ortho, I submit the following: Allow me to briefly don the cape of Captain Obvious, and state that Xray machines are somewhat hard to come by out in […]
Rapid trauma quiz – how we scored
Thanks to everyone for coming over and reading the Rapid Trauma Assessment – Part II. We had great participation in the five question quiz at the end, and we want […]
The scratch test. The resource poor mans ultrasound.
Palpation of the belly for pathology is a fine art. One tool for outlining the solid organs of the belly or detecting large amounts of blood vs air is the […]
The rapid trauma assessment – Part II
Part I [Skip to the quiz if you’d like] On his way over to Charlie’s, Bill connected with Reggie Hammond, his neighbor from across the street. Reggie and his wife […]
The rapid trauma assessment – part I
The hurricane came in off the Atlantic and slammed into the Carolina coasts at 2am on Thursday. For once, the weather forecasters were right, and it did not weaken to […]
Anatomy and Physiology x.10: The thyroid and how to replace it
I’m not sure how far ahead we have jumped in our Anatomy & Physiology lectures by going from blood pressure to thyroid medications. But here we are. Since we refer […]
What to do if you are shot
Originally posted on minimalmed's Blog:
Even if the S does not HTF, in our society, if you are out and about, there is a small but real possibility you…
Hogwarts School of Grid-Down Medicine and Wizardry 