Category: Useful Evidence

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...

Hypercalcemia in a nutshell

Have seen a few patients with hypercalcemia recently and it has gotten me thinking.   It is one of those areas of medicine where the...

Mammography and pink cricket bats

A new review of the breast cancer screening ( mammography ) literature came out in the Lancet this week.  This is essentially an expert panel reviewing...

Spinal injury sequelae

I have seen a run of nasty spinal injuries recently. This has gotten me thinking about the management of the things that go wrong after a...