Case 006: The Big Wet = Big headache
I was called in last week to manage this case and I found a few key decision points that required me to think a little...
Saving Mothers’ Lives: Reviewing maternal deaths to make motherhood safer
The Poms have just released the 8th triennial report into Maternal Deaths in the UK. It is worth reading if you do regular antenatal care...
Asthma Update – keep the purple dragon in the cupboard….
The MJA has just released a review of the management of asthma in kids the review looks mainly at chronic / outpatient management and there...
Cold is the new hot topic in Resus
Here is an interesting statistic – the “Number Needed to Treat” for aspirin in acute STEMI is actually about 42, for thrombolysis in STEMI it...
Medical Myths 001: Metformin mythology
Metformin is a good drug. Has been 1st line oral diabetic agent for years and is effective for other problems – PCOS etc. However, it...