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Cardiovascular conditions - coronary heart disease
Cardiovascular diseases is the,
Heart disease is a type of,
Coronary heart disease is a type of
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Cardiovascular conditions - Acute coronary syndrome
Acute coronary syndrome refers to,
Acute coronary syndrome consists of,
The typical presentation of acute...
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Cardiovascular conditions - Acute coronary syndrome- MI
Myocardial infarction happens when a,
Myocardial infarction can be caus...,
Pathophysiology of a mi
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Cardiovascular conditions - Abdominal aortic aneurysms
What is an abdominal aortic aneurysm,
Aaa,
Ruptures aaa is
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Respiratory conditions - Asthma
What is asthma,
How many types of asthma are there,
Allergic asthma is caused by
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Respiratory conditions - Anaphlaxis
What is anaphylaxis,
Anaphylaxis is characterized by,
Cause pathophysiology of anaphylaxis
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Respiratory conditions - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Copd is a disease of the,
Copd is characterized by,
Copd is not fully
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Neurological conditions - stroke
What are strokes,
How long will stroke symptoms last,
Epidemiology of strokes
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Neurological conditions - Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common condition th...,
What are seizures,
Epidemiology of epilespy
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Paediatric illnesses
Kids have shorter narrower airways,
Trachea is narrow and less rigid,
Kids have large tongues
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Paediatric illnesses - kids respiratory system
Kids have less developed accessor...,
Kids use there diaphragm more to ...,
Muscles in kids abdomen can assis...
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Paediatric illnesses - kids breathing
Kids have a higher metabolism whi...
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Paediatric illnesses - kids circulation
Higher metabolism faster hr,
Lower bp due to cardiac output
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Paediatric illnesses - disability / exposure
Kids lose heat quickly due to lar...,
Kids typically have low glycogen ...
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Paediatric illnesses - TICLS
Ticles appearance,
Circulation,
Work of breathing
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Paediatric illnesses - Consent
Aged 16 or over are entitles to c...,
Children under 16 can consent to ...,
Otherwise parents or guardians ca...
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Paediatric illnesses - croup
What is croup,
Signs and symptoms of croup
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Paediatric illnesses -Epiglottis
What is epiglottis,
Signs and symptoms of epiglottis,
Treatment of epiglottis
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Paediatric illnesses - Tonsillitis
What is tonsillitis,
Signs and symptoms of tonsillitis,
Treatment
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Paediatric illnesses - meningitis
What is meningitis,
Signs and symptoms of meningitis,
Treatment of meningitis
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Paediatric illnesses - Febrile convulsions
What is a febrile convulsion,
Febrile convulsions are not usual...,
Febrile convulsions are common in...
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Paediatric illnesses - Chicken pox
What is chicken pox,
Chickenpox is highly infectiousst...,
Signs and symptoms of chickenpox
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Paediatric illnesses - Scarlet fever
What is scarlet fever,
Signs and symptoms of scarlet fever
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Paediatric illnesses - common rashes
Prickly heat,
Eczema
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Mechanism of injury and trauma
What is major trauma,
Incidence of trauma
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Mechanism of injury and trauma - types of trauma
Blunt trauma,
Result of blunt trauma,
Examples of blunt trauma
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Mechanism of injury and trauma- Mechanism of injury
Mechanism of injury refers to,
Mechanism of injury implies,
Determining the mechanism of inju...
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Mechanism of injury and trauma-specific chest trauma
What are fractured ribs,
What is a flail segment,
What is a flail segment character...
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Mechanism of injury and trauma - common prehospital fractures
Dislocations are,
Signs and symptoms of a dislocation,
Types of fractures
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Mechanism of injury and trauma - soft tissue injuries
When does a sprain occur,
What usually causes a sprain,
When does a strain usually occur
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Mechanism of injury and trauma - limb assessment
Slipduct
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Poisoning and overdose
Poisoning overdose is a common ca...,
Poisoning overdose accounts for 1...,
70 of ed admissions involve delib...
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Poisoning and overdose - Anricholinergics
How anticholinergics work
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Poisoning and overdose - Cholinergic drugs
Cholinergic drugs
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Poisoning and overdose - hypnotics
Sedative hypnotics,
Common side effects of sedatives ...
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Poisoning and overdose - Alcohol
Alcohol profound effects on compl...
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poisoning and overdose - Defining terms
Self harm,
What is self injury,
Epidemiology of
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Poisoning and overdose - Ambulance treatment
There is a number of antidotes to...,
Activates charcoal recommended by...
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Poisoning and overdose - common problems of acute poisoning
1 altered levels of consciousness...
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Poisoning and overdose - toxidrome - signs and symptoms
Sympathomimetic signs and symptoms,
Sym,
Anticholinergic signs and symptoms
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Drowning
Definition,
Whether the victim lives or dies ...,
If they don t survive then they h...
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Endocrine conditions - Diabetes
Life long condition in which the ...,
Nhs spends around 10 billion a ye...,
Islet of langerhans
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Burns - Summary of the skin
Epidermis function,
Skin layer dermis composition col...,
Skin layer hypodermis composed of...
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Diagnosing death
Termination of resuscitation,
Condition unequivocally associate...,
Termination of resus if following...
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Birth in the community
1st stage of labor what is happen...,
Transition whats happening the ce...,
2nd stage of labourwhat s happeni...
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12 Lead ECG - placement
V1 fourth intercostal space at th...,
Continuing ecg tips ensure electr...
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2 planes of 12 lead ECG
4 lead looks at the frontal plane...
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Vector lead rules - 12 lead
Rule 1 the leads pick up the sum ...,
The vectors and mechanisms of con...,
Depolarisation leads to a positiv...
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ECG
Understanding the ecg paper befor...,
Conduction interval times sa node...,
Nsr features regular rhythm at 94...
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