When to consider advanced treatments for essential tremor
Learn which patients with essential tremor are candidates for deep brain stimulation (DBS) or MRI-guided focused ultrasound, illustrated by patient examples.
14th Oct 2026 • 4m read
Medications that cause tremors: the TREMORS acronym
Use the TREMORS acronym to remember medication classes that can cause tremor and review the patterns associated with each.
29th Sep 2026 • 4m read
How to perform bag-valve-mask ventilation
Master the two-person bag-valve-mask (BVM) technique, from oxygen flow to mask seal and safe tidal volume.
30th Aug 2026 • 6m read
How to perform rapid sequence intubation (RSI)
A step-by-step look at the 7 Ps of RSI, from difficult airway assessment to post-intubation management.
18th Aug 2026 • 5m read
Avoid post-intubation hypotension—optimize hemodynamics
Post-intubation hypotension is preventable. Learn practical strategies to keep critically ill patients hemodynamically stable through intubation.
7th Aug 2026 • 4m read
Spot a difficult airway before you intubate
See how the LEMON airway assessment helps you predict a difficult airway before you begin to intubate—five checks, one mnemonic.
29th Jul 2026 • 5m read
A pediatric case of long QT syndrome on ECG
During a soccer game, a 17-year-old lost her pulse and needed an AED. Walk through the ECG assessment that confirmed her diagnosis of long QT syndrome.
24th Jul 2026 • 3m read
Pediatric supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) on ECG
Follow a neonatal ECG case and use heart rate, P waves, and QRS width to recognize the pattern of pediatric SVT.
10th Jul 2026 • 4m read
Understanding the stages of HIV in practice
Review how HIV symptoms, viral load, and CD4 count change over time, and how staging can support earlier diagnosis and timely care.
24th Jun 2026 • 4m read
Discover how pediatric ECG goes beyond the 12-lead ECG
Learn where three additional leads are placed for a pediatric ECG and how they help assess cardiac position, electrical activity, and congenital cardiac variants.
19th Jun 2026 • 3m read