Ectopic pregnancy – HCG hiccups, some older evidence
When I went to med school we were taught that the B-HCG level doubles every 48 hrs in early pregnancy – and if it wasn’t...
Pancreatitis: to feed or not to feed?
Broome Hospital – world leaders in rates of pancreatitis. We see soooo much pancreatitis that it is just hardly worth doing serum markers, they are...
Clinical Case(s) 033: Disaster strikes
[This week, a special treat. I am handing over the reins to Dr Tim L. from KI-Docs who will be moderating a discussion on the...
Shock: Back to basics, beyond the BP
Apologies to the smart ones reading this – but I have been trying to explain this concept to my students for a while – so...
Clinical Case 032: making rash decisions….
This girl has a history of a few days of fever, cough and irritability. She has in the past 24 hours developed this impressive rash...