Barnacle encrusted stumps remain.Thrusting, vertebral fossils From tidal glar pools and rising silt. The bar is no longer dredged: Time gently smudges over noisy, dark, Dangerous memories: Coal-black, Bent-backed, Hard men stooping – Their iron shovels grate on coal, Organic…
the case. a 79 year old female returns to ED with left sided chest pain & dyspnoea. She was recently admitted following a fall with rib fractures (including a flail segment) and a small haemothorax.
the case. A 54 year old female presents to ED with an ‘odd sensation’ in her chest. This has been occurring intermittently for 2 months but has now increased in frequency & severity. She reports 3 episodes earlier today associated…
the case. A 2 year old infant is bought to your ED with a painful right hand. She claims to be have been bitten by the family dog 2 days earlier…
the case. 42 year old female presents to ED with a 4-5 day history of central chest tightness. She has poorly controlled type 2-diabetes.
This is a re-post of a rant I let slip on a colleague’s FB page – he had just published an article in the local rag (The Mercury) with some great points about future directions in health care provision. His…
Following on from our first knackered neonate – here are some rapid fire cases of unwell little ones…