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Assessing the mental health patient in ED First of all, forget about ‘medical clearance’ of mental health patients – this terminology misses the point of the ED assessment of MH patients – after all, true medical clearance of ANY patient, let alone a MH patient ,is probably impossible. Really what we are aiming to do [...]
This week I got involved in an online debate that started at LITFL’s Socrates and Sophistry section, then spilled over into the less-civilized Twittersphere. Dr Minh le Cong @rfdsdoc (PHARM podcast) and I got into a bit of a debate about the role of benzodiazepines in acute back pain management. I took the no, not [...]
Your intern in ED has just seen a 25 yo. woman who has presented with 30 minute history of SOB, tachycardia and feeling like she is going to faint. Her obs at triage are normal other than tachypnea @ 30/min. To examine her chest is clear. She is sating at 100% on 6 l/m HM. [...]
Hi All As a special treat we have a case from Dr Minh Le Cong, my favorite flying doctor. Minh is superkeen when it comes to all things involving Psych transfer and sedation. Check out the research and resources he has shared in the links at hte bottom of the Blog. Anyway, this week Minh [...]
