Quick confession: I have never read or seen anything about Harry Potter in my life. It isn’t because I am opposed to the Rowling machine. I just grew up at the time before Harry and then had kids who missed the last few episodes… I guess I have a lot to look forward to, one day […]
Paracetamol PR for Febrile Seizures?
Posted on October 30, 2018 · 6 Comments
Today I am reviewing a paper from the Paediatric literature that has created a small stir. Ever since I trained we have managed simple, febrile seizures with no active intervention other than symptom relief and watchfulness. The Paediatric party-line, based on some data, is that using anti-pyretic medications will not change the prognosis or rate of […]
First10EM Journal Club: October 2018
Posted on October 28, 2018 · 1 Comment
Welcome back. It has been a long time between drinks as I have been away on long-service leave and enjoying life outside of Medicine. If you want to see a bit of my “work” that involves cameras and animals then please check out my other site: CaseyParker.org for a taste of the artistic side. I […]
Old Doc, New Drug: Ticagrelor
Posted on September 10, 2018 · 3 Comments
We all love to interfere with the clotting cascade in modern medicine, and this is a new way to do so! Yet another unpronounceable new drug. Ti-CAG-re-lor is the latest in the family of drugs [cyclopentyltriazolopyrimidines.. forget that word immediately ] that stop clots and start bleeding. I like to call it “tiger claw” and everyone around […]
ConSEPT Trial: Phenytoin vs. Levetiracetam in Status Epilepsy
Posted on September 1, 2018 · 6 Comments
Hi All, Just got home from the excellent, engaging and enjoyable experience that was Don’t Forget the Bubbles 2018. It was really a fun event and the vibe was very relaxed. There was a lot of “soft stuff” with patients, families and advocates talking to the clinicians. However, there was also a good measure of […]
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