Undiagnose, Unprescribe, Unharm – part I
This is hopefully the first post in a series of posts looking at the concept of “undiagnosing” patients. This might sound a bit daft, but...
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 022: Feeling faint and fatigued
This case is a spot diagnosis. 50 yo woman presents to the GP complaining of feeling chronically tired, and recently “faint” – pre-syncopal on standing....
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...
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...