Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest – 4Hs and 4Ts: Hypoxaemia This is the first explainer in a series of eight, outlining reversible causes of card...

Lecture Overview A spinal cord injury can result in a sudden and debilitating change to a person’s life. Each person with a spinal cord injury will...

Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are some of the most common complaints seen in the community. Not only are they common in the general population, t...

What is hypokalemia? Hypokalemia is the technical term for a low potassium level. Potassium, represented by K on the periodic table of elements, is on...

Identifying the right patient is something we are taught from day one when training as a medical professional, to ensure that the right procedure is c...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the eight main forms of chronic disease in Australia. The other main chronic diseases are: asthma, diabetes,...

1. Skin Care Tissue viability care is required whenever there is potential or actual risk to tissue health. Tissue health is affected by both ir...

Paediatric neuromuscular disorders can greatly impact quality of life, and delays in diagnosis can result in poor prognosis compared to early inte...

What is a Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection, or CLABSI? A central line, like the name implies, is a catheter that gains direct entry in...

An electrocardiogram, or ECG, is a reading assessing the magnitude and direction of the electrical currents of the heart, and measuring the depolarisa...