Clinical case 041: Classic croup – or is it?
I caught this audio last week at about 4 AM when the ambos rushed this 3 1/2 year old boy in with his mother to...
Bronchiolitis: whatever works! The evidence 2011
The winter in Australia is at an end, which means we hope we have seen the last of those wheezy, crackly, sick looking babies for...
Undiagnose, Unprescribe, Unharm… part II
This rant is inspired by something I witnessed yesterday when I went into my local pharmacy to pick up my mother-in-law’s meds. I rarely ener...
Undiagnose, Unprescribe, Unharm – part I
This is hopefully the first post in a series of posts looking at the concept of “undiagnosing” patients. This might sound a bit daft, but...
Clinical Case 19: If it barks like a seal, is it a seal?
Winter in any paediatric ED means – flu season, bronchs, croups, URTI etc etc. It can be tough to pick the true sick kid out...