The talk focuses on why clinicians miss the diagnosis on aortic dissection. It breaks down the key pearls on history and physical exam that guide you into correctly suspecting a dissection. Aortic dissection is a challenging diagnosis that you can not afford to miss. The talk aims to give you the framework to avoid missing the diagnosis. I want to raise the bar so that the standard of care is not to miss a dissection when it presents atypically. The talk will also highlight strategies on what to do when you suspect the diagnosis. It will guide you to order the right imaging tests and begin the treatment promptly. Sit back and be ready to see dissections in a different light.
The Aorta Will %$#@!& You Up
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Sepsis—The Dark Knight: Prehospital Diagnosis and Treatment
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Sepsis, 0
Sepsis can be subtle and elusive; diagnostic tools such as point of care lactate, end-tidal CO2 monitoring and validated...
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Biomarkers in the ED – useful or useless
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Biomarkers, decision making, SMACCDub, uncertainty, 0
All biomarkers are awesome predictors of badness. Elevated hS-troponins after non-cardiac surgery or an acute exacerbation of COPD are...
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Standards in HEMS. What standards?
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, HEMS. Safety. HAA. Standards. FAA. NTSB, SMACCDub, standards, 0
The development of Helicopter EMS (HEMS, or as the Federal Aviation Administration recently coined it: “Helicopter Air Ambulance” or...
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Hospital Handover of Major Trauma – Make them Listen
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, Ambulance, emergency, Handover, Paramedic, Patient handover, SMACCDub, Trauma, 0
Describing the importance of patient handover and the critical time when the pre-hospital practitioner will give this information to...
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Blood: Sweat & Tears – Lisa McQueen
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, paediatric circulation, pediatric circulation, Shock, smaccMINI, smaccUS, 0
Lisa McQueen reframes what we think we know about shock in paediatric patients.
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EM Year in Review
Phoebe Adams, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, critical appraisal, cutting edge, emergency medicine, literature, publishing, science, SMACCDub, updates, 0
Ryan Radecki There are nearly 100 billion stars in the Milky Way – and almost that many articles published...
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Why we need palliative care everywhere
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, emergency medicine, End of life, Palliative Care, palliative medicine, quality of life, 0
Exploring dogma and myths about knowledge, skills and training of the 'resuscitationist'.
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Decompressive Craniectomy for Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: Can we just STOP now?
Ka, , 2016, The Talks smaccDUB 2016, decompressive craniectomy, hemicraniectomy, infarction, large hemispheric infarction, middle cerebral artery infarct, 0
A summary of the evidence, discussion of some controversies and a decision matrix on whether or not to recommend...