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Posterior Strokes
Maybe it's not just another case of vertigo, but something else more serious. Many times, dizziness can be misattributed to...
ECMO Life Support
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is more than just word salad and the image above really oversimplifies the life saving measure...
ALS - Lou Gehrig's Disease
ALS or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is arguably one of the worst diagnoses an individual could receive. It was first identified...
Anti-PLTS vs. Anticoagulants
Pharmacology can be a daunting topic for both EMS and nursing alike. This week's blog will center on the cardiovascular...
CO2 Narcosis
Have you ever been called for respiratory distress to find your COPD patient in respiratory failure, air hungry, and resisting...
Heuristics in Medicine
Heuristics are nothing more than decisional shortcuts and we use them all of the time. Heuristics are practical, but they...
Metabolic Syndrome: The Other Epidemic
This syndrome also known as insulin resistance syndrome was hardly talked about just a few decades ago. Today, however this...
Fencing Response: En Garde
Source: American College of Sports MedicineWith the Summer Olympics in Paris in full swing, I couldn't think of a better...
