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  • Head trauma, part 2: reducing intracranial pressure

    Head trauma, part 2: reducing intracranial pressure

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    Part one of this series discussed the equation CPP = MAP – ICP. Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is the difference between the mean arterial pressure (MAP) and the intracranial pressure (ICP), which it is pushing against. Part one discussed optimising MAP – therefore, part two will look at reducing ICP. Cerebral blood volume Because the…

  • Mentor tip: CSF taps

    Mentor tip: CSF taps

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    I remember my first CSF tap; my hands were shaking – not ideal when you are advancing a needle towards the spinal cord. If you go a couple of millimetres too far, the needle goes into the spinal cord and it could cause the patient to go into respiratory arrest. Some things I am happy…

  • Two things you probably already knew about pathologists (but I didn’t)

    Two things you probably already knew about pathologists (but I didn’t)

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    A few years ago, after spending a decade and a half in general practice and possibly inspired by watching a lot of Quincy, M.E. – when I was too young to know any better (incidentally, does anyone know how old we have to get before we do know better about things? I’d like to be…