AMAUROSIS FUGAX - nice name for a not very nice condition.
Any ideas what it could mean without googling?

Please, except for ophtalmologists - they certainly know what it is ☺️️️️️️️

Interesting study, comparing the Nonrebreather Mask With the Bag-Valve Mask

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196064417316864#:~:text=With%20flush%20rate%20oxygen%2C%20the,even%20with%20flush%20rate%20oxygen.

TERM OF THE DAY: Respiratory arrest - the absence of breathing. Do not confuse it with cardiac arrest - which can follow if RA is left untreated for a certain period of time.

TERM OF THE DAY:
Respiratory arrest - the absence of breathing.

Do not confuse it with cardiac arrest - which can follow if RA is left untreated for a certain period of time.

Good evening, friends! ?

My child is turning one year old this month (time flies!) ?

So the best thing to do it to resume preparation for my PLAB exams, which I am hoping to pass next year (good luck to us all ?).

The question of the day would be:

Could it be that the person is having hypoxemia despite the fact that pulse oximeter is showing 100% oxygen saturation? If no, why? If yes, when does it happen?

Hi guys,
Thank you for staying with me for so long!

My pregnancy has its ups and downs, so now it is a bit better and I hope I will start posting regularly, at least till I give birth to our baby in mid December ?

And so, let’s start with an interesting exam question:

The person has deep vein thrombosis and is experiencing stroke. How is it connected, what do you think? Which special condition allows to connect these two illnesses?