011 Hyperkalaemic crisis in the pre-eclamptic patient
Merry Xmas! This weeks post was inspired by a recent unexpected case of severe hyperkalaemia in a severe pre-eclamptic – I have put together a fictitious case which is a […]
Category: Episodes
008 Intravenous iron
Hi Guys, Number 4 in the patient blood management in obstetrics and gynaecology mini tute series. Intravenous iron – a relatively safe and effective treatment that can rapidly correct iron […]
007 Oral Iron
Hi Guys, Number 3 in the patient blood management in obstetrics and gynaecology mini tute series. Nice and short this time! Oral iron the treatment of choice for the vast […]
006 Iron Physiology
Hi again! This is episode two in my mini tutorial series on patient blood management (PBM) in obstetrics and gynaecology. This one is on the basics of iron physiology – […]
005 Patient Blood Management (PBM) in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Gidday, Bonjour, Hi! This is the first episode in my mini series on patient blood management in O&G. Menorrhagia, haemorrhage, PV bleeding, iron deficiency, anaemia – any of this seem […]
004 Life-threatening bronchospasm – safe mechanical ventilation
(*This is a fictional case) Your patient has just had a very difficult instrumental delivery in theatre after a prolonged obstructed labour. Unfortunately now her uterus won’t contract despite oxytocin […]
001 Manual aortic compression
“You are called urgently into one of the birth suite rooms. A woman has just given birth, there is blood everywhere, she is moaning & breathing (barely). She is a […]