Hypercalcemia in a nutshell
Have seen a few patients with hypercalcemia recently and it has gotten me thinking. It is one of those areas of medicine where the...
GET FOAMed: Generalist Emergency Training, free meducation
Today I “attended” the first Google Hangout session of the GET FOAMed Rural masterclass. This is a new collaboration between Drs Minh & Shelly le...
Clinical Case 073: Sorting out the RIF raff
This post is dedicated to Dr Andre ( @keeweedoc ) who has just divorced his appendix with the aid of a laparoscope. [why do surgeons...
Mammography and pink cricket bats
A new review of the breast cancer screening ( mammography ) literature came out in the Lancet this week. This is essentially an expert panel reviewing...
Horses for courses, or Courses for horses?
I just got back from beautiful Fremantle (Perth) – completed the REST (Remote Emergency Skills Training) course and then spent a day running an introduction...