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...
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...
Clinical Case 070: Postpartum headache
This next case is complimented by a great review article, which was sent to me when I phoned for some advice. Klein AM, Loder E...
On Evidence, Education, Errors, Ego and Expert intuition
This is not the usual Broome Docs post. So just a quick foreword to warn you! This is an essay on the way we practice...
Should Normal saline be the norm?
Here is my observation of clinical practice in most places I have worked in Australia. The doctors use normal (0.9%) saline as a default fluid...