Intensive care – Background

Intensive care for doctors, medical student exams, finals, OSCEs and MRCP

Renal failure on ICU

Renal failure on intensive care Intensive care exam revision on renal failure and filtration for medical student finals, PLAB exams and MRCP PACES This se...

Gastroenterology on ICU

Gastroenterology in intensive care Intensive care exam revision on gastroenterology for medical student finals, PLAB exams and MRCP PACES Gastrointestinal  ...

Cardiovascular support on ICU

Intensive care exam revision for medical student finals, PLAB exams and MRCP PACES

Invasive ventilation

Invasive ventilation Intensive care exam revision on intubation and ventilation for medical student finals, PLAB exams and MRCP PACES Invasive ventilation r...

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) Intensive care and NIV exam revision for medical student finals, PLAB exams and MRCP PACES Non-invasive ventilation is broadl...

Tracheostomy

Tracheostomy   What is a tracheostomy? A surgical hole made in the trachea, through which a tracheostomy tube is passed Attached to ventilation b...

Endotracheal tube (ETT) insertion (intubation)

Endotracheal tube insertion (intubation) for doctors and medical students

Central line (central venous catheter) insertion

Central line (central venous catheter) insertion ­­Central line insertion should be real-time ultrasound guided. The internal jugular is usually preferre...

Intercostal drain (chest drain / pleural drain) insertion

Intercostal drain (chest drain / pleural drain) insertion An intercostal drain (also known as a chest drain or pleural drain) is a flexible plastic tube that i...