This is the second post from the ‘Hunting the Culprit’ Series. An appreciation that each of the 12 ECG leads is a ‘snapshot’ of the heart from a specific position is crucial for hunting the culprit vessel in STEMI patients. For a detailed explanation of ECG leads, here is the first post from this series […]
Jake: Thoughts After My First Month in EM
Jacob Lentz attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is in his first year at UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Class of 2019. Prior to medical school, Jake worked as a comedy writer for the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show for 8 and a half years. Here at Pondering EM, Jake blogs about his journey through […]
Lower Limb Anatomy: The Femoral Triangle
I am currently preparing for MRCEM Part A. This is the first of three entrance exams for higher training in EM in the UK. It is a ‘basic science’ exam which covers: Anatomy Physiology Pharmacology Microbiology Biochemistry Haematology Pathology Statistics The content of the exam is likely to be very similar to the equivalent entrance exams in Australia, […]
Jake: My time in PICU
Jacob Lentz attended the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is in his first year at UCLA Emergency Medicine Residency Class of 2019. Prior to medical school, Jake worked as a comedy writer for the Jimmy Kimmel Live Show for 8 and a half years. Here at Pondering EM, Jake blogs about his journey through […]
Traumatic Brain Injury: An Insider’s Guide to Neurosurgical Referrals
Author: Aimun Jamjoom (@aabjamjoom) Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is very common; in fact, in all likelihood you have experienced one yourself at some point in your life. Fortunately, the vast majority of injuries (over three quarters of cases) are on the mild end of the spectrum [1]. However, those patients who unfortunately sustain a more […]
Lessons From South Africa
I recently completed a 3-month postgraduate EM elective in Cape Town, South Africa. I arranged the elective through Stellenbosch University, and worked in 2 hospitals – New Somerset Hospital in the Cape Town city centre, and Khayelitsha District Hospital in the nearby township. I hunted down the experience in order to sample a new flavour […]
Pondering Paeds: Burn, Baby, Burn (Part 1)
Author: Katie Knight (@PEMGeek) I recently went on the excellent Emergency Management of the Severe Burn (EMSB) course, run by the British Burn Association. I can’t recommend this highly enough – it is a really enjoyable one day course which gives you a good introduction into the management of the severely burned patient. Small scalds […]
