SUSS IT: Secondary UltraSonographic Survey In Trauma
Definition – To suss: to look into something deeper, and acquire more information; or to solve a problem or puzzle using ingenuity. This is a...
Clinical case 038: a AAA eh?
Todays case – 69 yo woman presents to ED with 3 hour history of sharp, severe left abdominal pain. Pain is colicky, radiating down into...
Clinical Case 037: finding fevers’ focus
Another case for Sepsis week. 67 yo. male traveller. Recently been on vacation in Scotland, then spent a week in Singapore, flew into Perth (WA)...
Sepsis: the first “Golden” hour
Last post we looked at trying to sort the sick patients from the rest in ED – the goal is to identify them early. Great...
Clinical Case 035: to frolic with renal colic
68 yo man presents with a 3 day history of pain in the right iliac fossa. This pain is classic for renal colic – comes...