20 October 2021 — Geriatrics

Teaching this week will be on Microsoft Teams:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjU5YTFlOTAtZTYxMy00OGYwLTk2ZTAtZThkOGZkOTViMWUx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%220efe9a78-ee2f-44a1-aa0f-83011f5d244d%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22ffdaee1e-e1f2-4551-917b-36363b47d801%22%7d

Program

1000—1015: Recap — Ben Lee
1020—1035: ECG & Image of the Week — Luke Bayley
1035—1100: “Hypothermia vs Normothermia for Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest” Journal Club — Dan Coghill
1100—1200: Medical Student Presentations
1200—1230: Lunch
1230—1300: Delirium in the Elderly — Andrew Catran
1300—1330: Registrar Forum — Phil Ward

Break-out Groups
1330—1400 Fellowship Written Group with Jacqueline Maplesden (Zoom Meeting link) — Rachel Goh, Andrew West, Rozi Bansal, Matthew Kilmurray

ECG & Image of the Week (combined)

42yo lady presents with left-sided abdominal pain and 2 days of dyspnoea on exertion.

1. Describe the ECG.

2. What are your differentials?

3. What are the 3 most common ECG findings in PE?

4. What ECG findings are associated with a higher risk of mortality in PE?

One of your colleagues does a point-of-care ultrasound…

1. What TTE views are these?

2. Describe the structures on view.

3. What pathology can you see?

4. What TTE findings are associated with acute PE?