ECG of the Week 25th May 2022 Answer
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A 79 year old male presents to ED after a syncope. The patient has had diarrhoea and vomiting over the past week. He has a background of hypertension, atrial fibrillation and CCF.
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Outback Obstetric Anaesthesia
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Hey all. This week I am making a guest appearance on the excellent ABCS of Anaesthesia podcast with Dr Lahiru Amaratunge. Specifically we are discussing the way that we can approach Obstetric Anaesthesia in rural hospitals. We discuss how we can manage risk, a lot about our paranoia and pessimism when it comes to higher risk Obstetric scenarios. It is a great topic that illustrates the way that GPAs need to balance the medical, social and logistical considerations in discussion with our team and
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