Acute severe asthma: the evidence 2011
All of these recent posts and commentary on severe COPD has lead to a few discussions about the management of the Acute Severe Asthmatic around...
Clinical Case 028: Pink puffer with extra puff
This case come from Dr Adrian Goudie, Fremantle Hospital (where I haunted the wards as an intern). Adrian is an Emergency Physician who is part...
Clinical Case 026: Hangover Haemetemesis
10:00 AM, 33 yo man with a history of frequent binge-drinking presents to ED by ambulance after his flat mate found him spewing up blood...
Life in Broome is sweet, a bit too sweet.
Broome is one of the centres of Aboriginal Health care in Australia. One of the biggest disease burdens in the Aboriginal population is type 2...
Undiagnose, Unprescribe, Unharm… part II
This rant is inspired by something I witnessed yesterday when I went into my local pharmacy to pick up my mother-in-law’s meds. I rarely ener...