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Alex Small

@smallzalex.bsky.social
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Anaesthetics & ICM, therefore I like coffee, running, cycling and hills. Adopted Northerner. Echo/POCUS/haemodynamics.

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David Juurlink @davidjuurlink.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Let's talk about using carbapenem antibiotics in patients with valproic acid (VPA) poisoning /1🧵
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Keith Dunn @keithdunn.social.running.cafe.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2025
After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100.
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Anaesthesia @anaesjournal.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Arterial trauma is a rare, but potentially life-threatening complication of central venous catheter insertion. In this interrogation of two national databases of incident reports, outcomes included: • stroke (10%) • death (4%) #AnSky #MedSky doi.org/10.1111/anae.16570
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Segun Olusanya (He/Him) @drfreeze.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Really nice article on TAPSE/TRVmax as a potential prognostic marker From the team at Nepean ICU, led by Emma Bowcock annalsofintensivecare.springeropen.com/articles/10....
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The value of right ventricular to pulmonary arterial coupling in the critically ill: a National Echocardiography Database of Australia (NEDA) substudy - Annals of Intensive Care
Background Right ventricular (RV) function is tightly coupled to afterload, yet echocardiographic indices of RV function are frequently assessed in isolation. Normalizing RV function for afterload (RV...
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Montane Spine Race @spinerace.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Lucy Gossage wins the women's race at the Montane Winter Spine Race 2025 This was a redemption story for Lucy who was looking to reclaim this race after events in her personal life last year, soured the memory of her amazing 3rd placed finish…
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josh farkas 💊 @pulmcrit.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Skytorial: pH management in DKA! I've been following debates about this for a *long* time (eg wrote this blog in 2016, which stands up pretty darn well: emcrit.org/pulmcrit/bic...) after years of arguing, lemme break down my take on this 😁
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a cartoon of donald duck with the words " do you want to fight lets get it on then "
ALT: a cartoon of donald duck with the words " do you want to fight lets get it on then "
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Alex Small @smallzalex.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Looking forward to teaching on this again. Brilliant faculty and a really engaging group of delegates last year, I'm sure it will be just as good in 2025!
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Alex Small @smallzalex.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Another cracking thread from @katiewiskar.bsky.social !
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Alex Small @smallzalex.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Just occasionally, the physics and equipment stuff I learnt for the primary is actually useful.
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Alex Small @smallzalex.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
A great selection. I'd also add CAPE-COD to this list. On the theme of less is more, HOT-ICU and ICU-ROX are interesting. Perhaps MEGA-ROX will give us a definitive answer.
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Alex Small @smallzalex.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Let's see how long this lasts then ...
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