Clinical Case 010: Heartattack and Vine
Thanks to Susanna, Med. Student, for this case and clinical question. “57 year old male presents, cold and sweaty, with central crushing chest pain radiating...
Cold is the new hot topic in Resus
Here is an interesting statistic – the “Number Needed to Treat” for aspirin in acute STEMI is actually about 42, for thrombolysis in STEMI it...
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...
Clinical Case 004 – Post-op PEEP++
This case happened today and I think it is in my top 3 ventilation challenges ever! 19 yo man, fit and well, thin. Acute appendicitis,...
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...