Irukandji syndrome – the swarm hits Broome
We had our first ‘swarm’ of Irukandji syndrome victims for the season last week – with associated media frenzy! For those of you who are...
Consult Skills 1: The “normal” strategy: Understand the patient’s point-of-view and prosper
Pretend you are not a doctor for a minute. Imagine this: you wake up tomorrow with some abdo pain. Its not too bad, but gets...
SUSS IT: Secondary UltraSonographic Survey In Trauma
Definition – To suss: to look into something deeper, and acquire more information; or to solve a problem or puzzle using ingenuity. This is a...
Dr Tim’s other cookbook
Dr Tim Leeuwenberg, from sunny Kangaroo Island, South Australia – author of the KI Docs blog has just finished his year in Anaesthesia training and...
Clinical case 039: Ectopic ectopic – a Gedankenexperiment
This case starts with a bad gas. This patient arrived ‘in extremis’. Suspected ectopic transferred in by plane with the following data: Urinary HCG positive...