Labs and Lytes are case-based clinical problems designed for practicing clinicians to develop and revise knowledge and problem-solving skills. These are created by the junior medical staff and consultants participating in The Alfred ICU Education program.
All case-based scenarios on INTENSIVE are fictional. They may include realistic non-identifiable clinical data and are derived from learning points taken from clinical practice. Clinical details are not those of any particular person; they are created to add educational value to the scenarios.
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| Title | Keywords | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| A black and white case | CHEST X-RAY, COLLAPSE, CXR, OPACITY, RIGHT MAIN BRONCHUS INTUBATION | RADIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY |
| It might be carcinoid | BRONCHUS, CARCINOID, HILAR MASS, LUMBAR VERTEBRA, LYTIC LESION, NARROWING | ONCOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY |
| Its in the blood | BETA, FBC, FBE, FULL BLOOD COUNT, HAEMATOLOGY, MICROCYTIC ANEMIA, MICROCYTOSIS, NICK BINGHAM, THALASSEMIA | HAEMATOLOGY, LABORATORY |
| Thats A Very Interesting Chest X-ray | CHEST X-RAY, CT CHEST, CXR, ICC, INTERCOSTAL CATHETER, TAVI,TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANT, TRAUMA | RADIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY |
| Not all fever is infection | ACUTE INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS, DRUG FEVER, DRUG REACTION, TAZOCIN | PHARMACOLOGY, RENAL, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, LABORATORY |
| A liver that needs a rest | ALCOHOL, ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS, AMMONIA, HEPATOMEGALY, LFTS, LIVER DISEASE, LIVER FUNCTION TESTS | GASTROINTESTINAL, LABORATORY |
| What's up with this pacing swan? | CHEST RADIOGRAPH, MONITOR, PACING, PRESSURE WAVEFORMS, PULMONARY ARTERY CATHER, SWAN-GANZ CATHETER, X-RAY | CARDIOLOGY, MONITORING |
| How new is new? | ACUTE, CHRONIC, CT HEAD, SUBACUTE, SUBDURAL HAEMORRHAGE, TRAUMA | TRAUMA, NEUROSURGERY |
| A tight squeeze | APNOEA TESTING, CEREBRAL OEDEMA, EDEMA, MONITOR, TBI, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, PSEUDO-SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE | TRAUMA, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, MONITORING |
| Scedo... what? | ANTIFUNGAL, FUNGAL INFECTION, FUNGUS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, MICROBIOLOGY,SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS, SEVERE BURNS, VORICONAZOLE | MICROBIOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
| Just do it! | AIRWAY, BRONCHOSCOPY, CHRIS NICKSON, DISPLACED, OBSTRUCTED, OWEN ROODENBURG,TRACHEOSTOMY, TUBE | RESPIRATORY, VENTILATION, AIRWAY |
| What does this monitor screen tell you about TBI? | BURST SUPPRESSION, ICP, PRIYA RAO, RAISED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE, SEVERE TBI,THIOPENTONE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY | TRAUMA, NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, MONITORING |
| Where are the stripes? | LABS AND LYTES, NASAL JEJUNAL FEEDING TUBE, PRIYA RAO, RADIOGRAPHY, TIGER TUBE, X-RAY | GASTROINTESTINAL, EQUIPMENT |
| Salt of the Earth - Part 1 | ADAM DRENZLA, ARTERIAL, BIOCHEMISTRY, CONVULSION, HYPONATRAEMIA, HYPONATREMIA,ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE, ISE, LABORATORY, MEASUREMENT, SEIZURE, VENOUS | METABOLIC, INVESTIGATIONS |
| ABGs in a case of respiratory failure | ABG, ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS, CHRONIC, FASCICULATIONS, HYPOXAEMIC, LABS AND LYTES,RESPIRATORY FAILURE, TAN AIK HAU | RESPIRATORY, ACID-BASE |
| Mastering the vascath | DIALYSIS, INSERTION, RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY, RRT, TROUBLE-SHOOTING, VASCATH,VUI KIAN HO | RENAL, EQUIPMENT AND MONITORING |
| A Chest Radiograph after Cardiac Surgery | CARDIAC SURGERY, CHEST RADIOGRAPH, CHEST X-RAY, CXR, KATHY JAO, LINES, PACING WIRES, SUPERIOR MEDIASTINAL MASS | RADIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY |
| Misplaced central line | ADAM DRENZLA, ANATOMICAL VARIANCE, CENTRAL LINE, CXR, DIANE KELLY, MISPLACED,PERSISTENT, PLSVC | RADIOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, MONITORING |
| Puzzling PAC pressures | DAVID TUXEN, PAOP, PAWP, PDP, PULMONARY ARTERY CATHETER, PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION PRESSURE, PULMONARY DIASTOLIC PRESSURE, RAP, RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE, WEDGE | CARDIOLOGY, MONITORING |
| Hypoxia after lung transplantation" | CHEST RADIOGRAPH, CHRIS NICKSON, DAVID PILCHER, HYPOXIA, LUNG TRANSPLANT, PRIMARY GRAFT DYSFUNCTION | RESPIRATORY, TRANSPLANTATION |
| Alarming alarms | BRADYCARDIA, BRADYDYSRHYTHMIA, ISOPRENALINE, ISOPROTERENOL, PACING, SARAH YONG | CARDIOLOGY, RESUSCITATION |
| A case of TBI | CT BRAIN, ICP, RAISED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE, SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, TBI,WAVEFORM, EMILY HARMAN | TRAUMA, NEUROSURGERY |
| Cyanosis | ANTERIOR MEDIASTINAL MASS, CHRIS SIA, RIGHT-SIDED AORTIC ARCH, TETRALOGY OF FALLOT | CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY |
| Belly ache and Rigler's Sign | ABDOMINAL X-RAY, INTESTINAL DIAMETER, INTRA-PERITONEAL GAS, RIGLER'S SIGN, CHRIS SIA | GASTROINTESTINAL, SURGERY |
| Why the alveolar opacitites? | ALVEOLOAR OPACITIES, CHEST X-RAY, INTERSTITIAL OPACITIES, PULMONARY FIBROSIS, CHRIS SIA | RESPIRATORY, RADIOLOGY |
| Double Trouble | ECG, HETEROTROPIC HEART TRANSPLANT, VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA, VIRGINIA NEWCOMBE,VT | CARDIOLOGY, INVESTIGATIONS |
| Location, location, location | CVC, EAMON RAITH, MISPLACED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER | CARDIOLOGY, INVESTIGATIONS |
| Own the EVD | EVD, EXTERNAL VENTRICULAR DRAIN, HYDROCEPHALUS, ICP, INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE, NEUROSURGERY | NEUROSURGERY, MONITORING |
| CVC Deep S | CENTRAL LINE, CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER, COMPLICATIONS, CVC, DEEP SULCUS SIGN, EAMON RAITH, PNEUMOTHORAX | RADIOLOGY, MONITORING, RESPIRATORY |
| Bubbles arent always a good thing | BRONCHIAL BLOCKER, BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA, CHEST DRAIN, DAVID ANDERSON, DOUBLE LUMEN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE, VINAY BHARATULA | RADIOLOGY, RESPIRATORY |