The leader is one of the most influential CPR team factors. Leaders require effective delegation, observation and time management skills (Haskey, 2016). Leaders allocate roles to the team, ensuring...
A seizure is a clinical manifestation of excessive hyperexcitability in the cerebral cortex. There is a lot of electrical activity going on in the brain and it is not being coordinated in the way it...
Gastric dilatation volvulus is characterised by gastric distension and pyloric rotation, most commonly clockwise, between 90 and 360°. Often the spleen is displaced concomitantly to the right ventral...
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skill performance can be measured using a manikin (Mokhtari Nori et al, 2012); in Mokhtari Nori's (2012) study CPR skill retention of hospital staff was measured....
In ARDS inflammation is triggered by either a primary condition, such as septic shock or pancreatitis, or by a severe pulmonary insult which could include aspiration pneumonia, pulmonary contusions,...
Patients that have a tracheostomy tube in situ need continual monitoring 24 hours a day. This high level of monitoring is required as patients are at risk of obstruction, occlusion or tube...
Cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) is defined as a failure of effective circulation and ventilation. This leads to reduced tissue oxygenation and organ damage and emergency intervention can be life saving....
The patient presented to the clinic with a 3day history of anuria, vomiting, lethargy, and pain. The patient had recently had cystitis which had been treated with meloxicam (Loxicom, Norbrook) for 14...
In general small rodents are relatively short lived, 2–4 years, although longer in the degu (7 years) and the effects of ageing may predispose individuals to critical conditions (O'Malley, 2005; Table...