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====Cardiovascular Emergencies==== | ====Cardiovascular Emergencies==== | ||
*[[Heart attacks]] (Myocardial infarction) and [[Acute Coronary Syndrome]]. | *[[Heart attacks]] (Myocardial infarction) and [[Acute Coronary Syndrome]]. | ||
*[[ | *[[Acute heart failure]] | ||
*[[Cardiogenic shock]] (pump failure). | *[[Cardiogenic shock]] (pump failure). | ||
*Tachycardia - [[Broad complex]] and [[narrow complex]] | *Tachycardia - [[Broad complex]] and [[narrow complex]] | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 2 January 2010
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.
- Acute heart failure
- Cardiogenic shock (pump failure).
- Tachycardia - Broad complex and narrow complex
- Cardiac tamponade
Respiratory Emergencies
Neurological Emergencies
Gastrointestinal Emergencies
- Acute appendicitis
- Acute liver failure
- Haematemesis
- Upper GI bleeding
- Bowel obstruction
- Strangulated hernia
Metabolic Emergencies
- Acute renal failure
- Addisonian crisis
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Hypopituitary emergencies
- Phaechromocytoma
- Poisoning
- Thyroid emergencies - thyroid storm and myxoedema coma