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Revision as of 18:10, 11 December 2009
Medical Emergencies - You will see this symbol when something bad has happened, and you need to act quickly!
The most important thing you need to know is advanced life support, since this is the basic for dealing with all these situations.
Emergency Presentations
Emergency Conditions
Cardiovascular Emergencies
- Heart attacks (Myocardial infarction) and Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Heart failure
- Cardiogenic shock (pump failure).
- Tachycardia - Broad complex and narrow complex
Respiratory Emergencies
Neurological Emergencies
Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Metabolic Emergencies
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Hypopituitary emergencies
- Acute renal failure
- Poisoning
- Thyroid emergencies - thyroid storm and myxoedema coma.
- Phaechromocytoma