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...
From Death we Learn – RCA Audit outcomes
The Royal College of Anaesthetists in the UK has released its 4th National Audit – looking into the root causes of airway disasters. It is...
Obstetric Evidence: What difference does a week make?
What difference does a week make? Those of us who work in rural Obstetric services know the difficulties of planning for timely intervention and delivery...
Case 0003 – Beyond opiates in Chronic pain
63 yo man with advanced oesophageal cancer, diagnosed 18 months ago. Now has extensive liver mets, retroperitoneal tumour and fungating open tumour in lower abdomen....