Clinical Case 085: the trouble with Phineas
Imagine this scenario. You turn up to work your day shift and see you have been assigned to the Obs ward for the morning. It...
SOLVing the swab dilemma
OK, I have a confession to make. I am a truly appalling gynaecologist! I know, I claim to be a generalist – one who loves...
Blood ‘n Guts: hold the blood, save the patient?
One of the trends of recent trauma literature has been the use of “minimal volume” or “permissive hypotension” strategies in the face of bleeding. Now...
Iodine vs. Chlorhexidine skin prep
OK it isn’t the biggest or sexiest decision you might make on any day of the working week – but one where there is in...
A dose of Dex?
I have a confession. For as long as I can remember I have been prescribing a dose of dexamethasone or two for people with acute...