At the last SMACC outing in Dublin there was a stand-out lecture by Dr Ross Fisher ( @ffolliet ) entitled: Things that Scare Me. Ross is a bit of a presentation guru – and hence he had plenty of pressure on to deliver a great talk…. and he did exactly that. It was a pin-drop-silently, […]
Clinical Case 132: Parker’s Peristaltic Palsy
Posted on July 31, 2016 · 7 Comments
Another case from the archives with a fair helping of ultrasound. 59 year old man with a complex surgical history. He had an open cholecystectomy 20 years prior complicated by CBD injury and required a Roux-en-Y & CBD re-plumbing. He has been doing pretty well until now. He has some chronic hypertension and COPD which […]
PODCAST: Really Rural Surgery with Dr. Bret Batchelor
Posted on August 20, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Dr Bret Batchelor is a Canadian GP working in rural British Columbia. He is also a part-time surgeon practicing his “Extended Surgical Skills” in a small town. Over the last year Bret has been podcasting at “Really Rural Surgery“. The podcast is a heavily evidence-based look at the practice of Surgery & procedural Obstetrics with […]
Clinical Case 113: Feeding Me Softly
Posted on February 26, 2015 · 6 Comments
Today’s case comes from Dr Trent Little – chronic Broome JMO and now my right-hand man in the Education Department ( i.e.. we share a desk ;-] ). This is a great Kimberely case – all the usual mix of third and first world medicine that just doesn’t happen much in the city. Lets jump […]
Clinical Case 110: Sepsis, Scans and Surgeons
Posted on January 4, 2015 · 8 Comments
Here is a case that may keep you guessing. One for the US nerds. Here we go: 25 year old tourist – visiting the town, she has been backpacking for 6 months and the history is a little vague… but basically she thinks she may have had a miscarriage about 5 months ago. She had […]
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