About these notes
A working clinical reference maintained by a junior doctor in Australia, with a focus on acute and critical care medicine — emergency, intensive care and anaesthetics. The notes are written to be useful at the bedside: structured approaches to the unwell patient, the common after-hours calls, and other investigations and procedures. They are formatted in markdown and kept as accurate and presentable as I can manage.
Disclaimer
This information is for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. While I strive for accuracy, I make no guarantees regarding the completeness or reliability of the content. I do not claim copyright for any images included unless explicitly stated. To request a correction, removal or alteration of any content, please contact me or submit an issue via the associated GitHub repository.
Rotations and Disciplines
- Anaesthetics
- Cardiology
- Common Ward Calls
- Emergency Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Intensive Care Unit
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Paediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Respiratory
- Otherwise have a look through the “01 Disciplines” folder on the left panel (on desktop).
Acute & Critical Care
The notes most relevant to the deteriorating and critically unwell patient:
- Resuscitation & emergencies — Advanced Life Support, Shock, Sepsis, and structured approaches to Acute Airway Failure and Acute Respiratory Failure
- Airway & ventilation — Intubation, the Post-Induction Checklist, and a full Mechanical Ventilation series covering modes, settings, waveform interpretation, troubleshooting and weaning
- Bedside investigations — ABG interpretation, ECG Interpretation, Echocardiogram and Lung POCUS
- By rotation — ICU, Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics and Common Ward Calls
Quick Reference
Consider taking a look through my Intern Reference if you are an intern yourself, otherwise here is a list of notes in my rotations folder. Click on whatever rotation you might be on right now:
Useful Notes
Mainly for the admin side of things as a junior doctor
- Intern Reference
- iSBAR Handover
- Pronouncing Death
- Writing Discharge Summaries
- Advanced Life Support
- ABG Interpretation
Some other administrative notes:
- Administrative Notes on Radiology
- Consults and Referrals
- End-of-life orders
- Finding Notes and Documents
- Home Screen
- Ordering Investigations
- Patient Lists
- Useful Numbers to Save on Your Phone
- Viewing Investigations
- Writing Discharge Summaries
Medications
Non-exhaustive list of medications that are commonly prescribed. Consider navigating for more medications using the file browser on the left (on desktop).
Link to original
- Analgesics
- Antibacterials
- Anti-emetics
- Electrolyte Supplements
- Fluids
- Aperients and Laxatives
- Bronchodilators
- PPIs