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...
Clinical Case 19: If it barks like a seal, is it a seal?
Winter in any paediatric ED means – flu season, bronchs, croups, URTI etc etc. It can be tough to pick the true sick kid out...
Dabigatran – Clexane you can swallow
In case you missed it the newest anticoagulation agent has hit Australia – dabigatran (Pradaxa™). It is currently on the PBS for just two indications...
Sepsis Ib: Maybe Lactate is more like a Surg review for RIF pain…
Those of you who read Sepsis I may have been amused by my attempt to compare lactate to a Pap smear – OK, it is...
Clinical Case 015: Septic Surprise
I have been busy learning all this week, so not much new material. Fortunately Dr Ray Gadd out of Qld has sent me a ripper...