- Written by Ethan Abbott
Sorry for the late post!! For this week’s question: High sensitivity troponin assays have been recently approved by the FDA for use in the United States. What is a high sensitivity troponin assay and how does it differ from a conventional troponin assay? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this assay? …
- Written by Jakub Bartnik
- Published: 22 Apr 2018
A 35-year old female presents with throat pain and difficulty speaking. Clinically, a peritonsillar abscess is suspected and the endocavitary probe is used to confirm our suspicion. What do you see? Important to note: Large hypoechoic region. No color doppler signal within. Posterior Enhancement!! See my tweet for the gif.
- Written by Ethan Abbott
Toxicology Literature of Note This study, performed on swine, looked on the decrease in half-life of CO with different oxygen delivery techniques. They compared non-rebreathing masks, to CPAP and two pressure support ventilation devices. They found that one pressure support device, the PSV-Leg can be more efficient than NRB in eliminating CO. Further studies will …
- Written by Ethan Abbott
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