Clinical case 029: Chest pain ECHOs
I have recently upgraded my US skills to start looking at hearts and wondering what is going on. If you are keen to learn I...
Fits, faints, funny turns and fakers. Prolactin to the rescue….NOT
My colleague (Dr Dave) asked me today about the use of a serum prolactin level to diagnose a seizure in a patient presenting with “syncope...
Kid’s coconuts and CTs
Blunt head injury in kids is one of the commonest presentations that we see in ED. In my experience, the rate of serious brain injury...
Pulmonary Emboli – PERCs, Probability and Paradoxes
OK, if you are into Medical Blogs then you have to go and check out the giant clashes and fascinating discussion taking place over at...
Clinical Case 013: Big in Japan
Ok, here is the case this week. Sorry – another tragic one, these seem to be the ones that stick in my mind. 32 yo...