Bedside interpretation for the ICU: systematic ECG reading and troponin, chest X-ray device and lung patterns, CT head indications and reading, liver, coagulation and cardiac biomarkers, and microbiology results.
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ECG interpretation in the ICU
A systematic 12-lead read, STEMI criteria and their mimics, troponin in critical illness, QTc risk and electrolyte patterns.
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Chest X-ray in the ICU: lines, tubes and lung patterns
Checking devices on supine films, recognising ARDS, oedema, pneumothorax and effusion, and when ultrasound beats the X-ray.
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CT head: when to scan and how to read it
Indications after head injury, a systematic read (blood, cisterns, brain, ventricles, bone), and early stroke and herniation signs.
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Liver tests, coagulation and cardiac biomarkers
Patterns of LFT derangement, ischaemic hepatitis, interpreting PT/INR, fibrinogen and DIC scores, natriuretic peptides, lactate and procalcitonin.
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Cultures and microbiology interpretation
Blood culture technique, contaminants vs true pathogens, respiratory and urine samples, rapid diagnostics and reading an antibiogram.
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