Clinical Case 056: Momma got a rolling stone
This young lady – 32 years old, currently 14 weeks by dating scan, G1P0 presented with epigastric pain and vomiting a hour after dining out...
Ultrasound for Epidurals… I ask an expert: Dr Mitch
I have had a few readers ask questions about the use of ultrasound for the difficult epidural – usually in the labour ward context, but...
Paracentesis: are you stabbing in the dark?
Had a few problematic ascitic taps recently in our place – so I thought I would have a look at the evidence around paracentesis, what is...
Ultrasound for pneumonia – sounds crazy?
You may have noticed my recent obsession with all things respiratory. Seeing and personally experiencing a lot of LRTIs recently. A few weeks back Cliff...
SUSS IT: Secondary UltraSonographic Survey In Trauma
Definition – To suss: to look into something deeper, and acquire more information; or to solve a problem or puzzle using ingenuity. This is a...