Annual Emergency Medicine and Acute Care Conference

How to treat and prevent ear barotrauma: Barotrauma  is one type of physical damage to body tissues caused by  a change in pressure around the ear . A person can feel pain. Discomfort in the middle of their ear or can  cause discomfort or pain as well as difficulty hearing. It is important that people understand what ear barotrauma is so that they can seek medical attention if necessary.  The condition of barotrauma can be acute or chronic. Acute cases are common and generally harmless. Though, a person with chronic ear barotrauma will experience prolonged symptoms, which may lead to further complications. Causes of ear barotrauma: The common cause of ear barotrauma is the blockage of the eustachian tube, which connects the ear and mouth and when there are external changes in pressure, the eustachian tube is responsible for maintaining balance. Due to a blockage in the tube, the pressure differences created inside and outside the middle ear can ...

Acute Abdomen Symptoms and Management: The acute abdomen shows a rapid onset of severe life- threatening symptoms includes the sudden, spontaneous, nontraumatic disorder whose chief manifestation is in the abdominal area.  For acute abdomen urgent operation may be necessary. Acute abdomen has a large number of possible causes and so a structured approach is required. If the patient has an acute surgical problem the initial assessment for acute abdomen should attempt that requires immediate and prompt surgical intervention, or urgent medical therapy. Abdominal pain is a common problem. Symptoms and Causes: Vomiting, Haematemesis or melaena, Stool/urine colour, Fainting, dizziness or palpitations, Fever/rigors, Rash or itching, Urinary symptoms, recent weight loss. Some common causes of acute abdomen usually involve a slower rate of bleeding, but with urgent surgery still required, include bleeding gastric ulcer, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and trauma. ...

Hypercalcemic Crisis: Symptoms and Complications Hypercalcemic crisis  is one life-threatening condition that is currently rather rare in which the calcium level in the blood is above normal. The risk factor i.e. too much calcium in the blood can weaken the bones, create kidney stones also shows its effect on heart and brain work. Symptoms: For mild hypercalcemia, the person might not have signs or symptoms. In severe cases produce signs and symptoms related to the parts of the body affected by the high calcium levels in your blood.  Examples include: Kidneys. Kidneys have to work harder when the amount of calcium in the blood is too high. This can leads to excessive thirst and frequent urination. Digestive system. Hypercalcemia can cause stomach upset, nausea, vomiting and constipation. Brain. Hypercalcemia can interfere with our brain works, resulting in confusion, lethargy and fatigue. It can leads to depression. Heart.Severe hypercalcemia can i...

Rhabdomyolysis: Causes and Symptoms The life threatening syndrome due to a direct or indirect muscle injury is known as rhabdomyolysis . Rhabdomyolysis results from the death of muscle fibers and release of their contents into the bloodstream. This can lead to serious complications such as renal failure. The kidneys cannot remove waste and concentrated urine in case of renal failure. Rhabdomyolysis can even leads to death in rare cases. However, for a good outcome prompt treatment is required. Symptoms: The initial symptoms of rhabdomyolysis include: fatigue, low urine output, muscle weakness, nausea, vomiting, confusion, agitation, infrequent urination and fever. The complications of rhabdomyolysis include very high levels of potassium in the blood.  That can leads to an irregular heartbeat or cardiac arrest , kidney damage (which occurs in up to half of patients), rarely liver damage. After fluid resuscitation a condition called compartment s...