RLQ Pain in Pregnancy (the sequel)
A few weeks ago Rob Orman (ER Cast) did a great interview with Dr Ingrid Lim at ACEP which looked at the diagnosis of the...
Pancreatitis: to feed or not to feed?
Broome Hospital – world leaders in rates of pancreatitis. We see soooo much pancreatitis that it is just hardly worth doing serum markers, they are...
Clinical Case 031: Big transfusion, Little Hospital = big trouble
I have been working on a post dealing with massive transfusion – Broome style – for a while now. So last week we landed in...
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...
If you are Angry and you know it…
After a long weekend of managing self-inflicted injuries – Boxer’s fractures, , ODs, glass to forearm, DIY dental etc. I was reminded of a tune...