Category: Pearls and Pitfalls

Clinical Case 007: DKA update

This 35 yo man had a 20 year history of well controlled type 1 DM, on tds Novorapid + nocte Lantus.  Never had an episode...

Medical Myth 002: Post-LP headache prevention

Case 006 – about meningoencephalitis raised a few queries amongst my nursing colleagues.  Specifically – how to prevent post-LP headaches. So I thought I would...

Medical Myths 001: Metformin mythology

Metformin is a good drug.  Has been 1st line oral diabetic agent for years and is effective for other problems – PCOS etc. However, it...

Preoxygenation Pearls

This post might become a regular under the banner “What I learned from Scott Weingart this week!”  Scott runs the EMCrit blog and if you...