Clinical Case 024: Livin’ the ketamine dream
If you are new to Broome Docs, then you might have missed my mild obsession with Acute Psychiatric Sedation. (GO back and read the posts...
Fits, faints, funny turns and fakers. Prolactin to the rescue….NOT
My colleague (Dr Dave) asked me today about the use of a serum prolactin level to diagnose a seizure in a patient presenting with “syncope...
Clinical Case 021: Pregnant and puking
Had an interesting case this week. 25 yo G3P2 presented after about 6 weeks amenorrhea with typical sxs of early pregnancy – breast tenderness, nausea...
Clinical Case 020: the ABC of APO
53 yo man with a history of hypertensive cardiomyopathy presents to ED at midnight with severe dyspnoea. No chest pain, no oedema, no fever, cough...
Medical Mythology: Adrenaline in the finger = gangrene. Not true
Admission: I have taught and preached, and practiced this dogma for my whole career. This is a great example of medical dogma, without any firm...