Annual Emergency Medicine and Acute Care Conference

Facts on Brown Recluse Spider Bite: Most spiders are absolutely harmless to humans. There are more than 20,000 unique types of spiders are present, out of which 60 are capable of biting humans. From which only four are known to be dangerous to people: the brown recluse , the black widow, the hobo or aggressive house spider, and the yellow sac spider. Inside this select group, diseases and the rare report of death is cause only due to the brown recluse and the black widow spider. Brown Recluse Bite Causes: The brown recluse venom is known to be extremely poisonous , much more powerful than that of a poisonous snake. However less illness caused by recluse venom than a rattlesnake bite. The venom of the brown recluse is more toxic to cells and tissues. This venom is normally a collection of enzymes. The destruction of local cell membranes caused when one of the specific enzymes released in to the individuals skin, which disrupts the integrity of tissues and leading ...

Aortic Stenosis Treatment & Management Aortic stenosis is one of the most common valvular disease in the Western world and it is also known as the third most prevalent form of cardiovascular disease which affects mainly people over age 60. Aortic Stenosis occurs when aortic valve narrows, this valve is present between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta. This reduces or blocks the delivery of blood from the heart to main artery. Drug therapy for the treatment remains ineffective, and the replacement of surgical aortic valve is the only effective long-term treatment. Classic symptoms of aortic stenosis include angina, heart failure, and loss of consciousness. Once symptoms appear, surgical aortic valve replacement should be promptly referred for the patient with severe aortic stenosis , as survival is poor unless outflow obstruction is relieved. Risk factors for aortic stenosis are similar to those of coronary artery disease and include smoking, high bl...

Malignant Hyperthermia: Clinical diagnosis and management  Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is one type of severe reaction and potentially deadly hyper metabolic crisis that occurs as a complication of general anesthesia. Malignant hyperthermia is one type of disorder that can be considered a gene-environment interaction. Signs and symptoms: The signs, which may arise at any time during anesthesia, resulting from hyper metabolism in skeletal muscle. Symptoms of malignant hyperthermia include muscle rigidity, inappropriate tachycardia, high fever, and fast heart rate. Complications can include rhabdomyolysis and high blood potassium. Most of the malignant hyperthermia individuals have few or no symptoms unless they are exposed to a triggering agent. The volatile anesthetic gases, such as halothane, sevoflurane, desflurane, isoflurane, enflurane   are the most common triggering agents or the depolarizing muscle relaxants suxamethonium and decamethonium   ar...

Diabetic Emergencies: Diagnosis and Clinical Management Diabetes symptoms can rapidly turn into emergencies. Diabetics may experience life-threatening emergencies due to too much or too little insulin in their bodies. An excessive amount of insulin can cause a low sugar level (hypoglycemia), which can lead to insulin shock. Insufficient insulin can cause a high level of sugar (hyperglycemia), which can cause a diabetic coma. Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes inhibit the body's capacity to manage blood sugar levels. Type 1 diabetes does so by destroying the cells that produce insulin. The disruptions in a person's blood sugar levels can play significant role to identify most of diabetic emergencies. Occasionally, even excessive of drug being used to treat diabetes can trigger a diabetic emergency. The most common diabetic emergencies include the following: Severe hypoglycaemia, Diabetic ketoacidosis etc. A diabetic emergency occurs when the symptoms of diabetes...