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Low Temperature Graphene Coating for Enhanced Wearables

Medgadget

This involves using a plasma ray that glows a pleasing pink color and methane gas as a carbon source. The plasma causes the methane to dissociate into reactive species and then the carbon can be deposited onto the surface of the electrical components. See a video about the technique below. Via: CalTech.

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CRISPR-Cas13 Test Inexpensively and Rapidly Reveals HIV Viral Load

Medgadget

Study in journal ACS Nano : STAMP-Based Digital CRISPR-Cas13a for Amplification-Free Quantification of HIV-1 Plasma Viral Loads Via: Penn State By counting the signals, researchers can quantify the viral load in a sample. Credit: Provided by Weihua Guan.

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Sickle Cell Disease Module

Don't Forget the Bubbles

SCD, therefore, is not only a mechanical disease but there are also many other cellular and plasma factors as well as endothelial interaction that generate chronic inflammation. Opioids do not cause ACS but they can exacerbate hypoxia in patients with ACS. Morphine sulphate is the commonest strong opioid to start with.

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Resident Journal Review: Massive Transfusion Protocols (MTPs) in Traumatic Hemorrhage

AAEM RSA

1 The American College of Surgeons’ (ACS) Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Massive Transfusion in Trauma Guidelines leave a good amount of flexibility for hospitals regarding transfusion protocols, focusing more on systems-level aspects of designing and implementing MTPs.2,3 ACS TQIP Best Practice Guidelines. 248(3):447-58.

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Penetrating chest trauma

Don't Forget the Bubbles

This was a randomised controlled multisite study comparing resuscitation of trauma patients requiring massive transfusion using either 1:1::1 or 1:1:2 ratios of platelets to plasma to red blood cells. Pragmatic Randomized Optimal Platelet and Plasma Ratios (PROPPR) Trial: design, rationale and implementation. to −0.5%]; P  = 0.03.).

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Tasty Morsels of Critical Care 010 | Cardiac disease in pregnancy

Emergency Medicine Ireland

Well, most commonly we’re going to see ACS. Pregnancy itself with its bump in plasma volume, reduced Hb and increased cardiac output is like one long exercise stress test. What can we expect to see in terms of cardiac disease?

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Episode 82 – When Normal Labs Aren’t Necessary

The Curious Clinicians

One well-known study bled volunteers to a hemoglobin of 5 g/dL, while keeping them isovolemic with albumin or plasma infusions. The subjects’ blood was less viscous than normal, due to the isovolemic replenishment with plasma and albumin, making it flow more easily. A patient with hemorrhagic shock has problems with both.

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