Month September 2018
Pimping in perspective Osler

Me as the pimpee

The man who confesses his ignorance shows it once; he who conceals it shows it many times. Me as the pimpee

Pimping in perspective Osler

Pimping for the pimper

Part 3 of a 4-part series. The first two parts were “pimping in perspective” and “pimping for the pimpee“. In “pimping in perspective“, we learnt that pimping is a bit like the Force, in that it has a dark side.…

Pimping in perspective Osler

Pimping for the pimpee

There is little doubt that when pimping goes bad it can be a horrible experience. Malignant pimping can be humiliating for the pimpee, painfully uncomfortable for bystanders, and may even leave the pimper feeling guilty and apologetic if the consequences were unintended.

Pimping in perspective Osler

Pimping in perspective

Leaning on the landmark 1989 JAMA paper by Brancati, it provided an erudite discussion of the phenomenon of "pimping" in medical education.

Trauma Tribulation 340 256

A Motorcyclist’s Irreparable Injury

aka Trauma Tribulation 008 A 26 year-old male was BIBA after falling off his stationary motorbike at a set of traffic lights. C-spine precautions were removed following palpation of his neck and assessment of his sphincter tone. Initially, his only…

Medicina d’Emergenza Diagnosi e trattamento

Medicina d'Emergenza Diagnosi e trattamento - La quinta edizione di questo manuale, un vero successo internazionale, è stata completamente aggiornata ed ampliata, con l’intento di includere le più recenti linee guida basate sull’evidenza in medicina di urgenza e di emergenza

EBM Gone Wild mountain 340

Don’t pet the sweaty stuff

Tech shirts. All of the major companies make them now. Mostly polyester, they were designed originally to increase evaporation to provide a “cool” feeling and decrease the amount of sweat present in the clothing after a workout. They were popular…

Trauma Tribulation 340 256

Trauma and Pregnancy Redux

One of the patients seriously injured in a multi-vehicle pile up is pregnant. What are the implications for radiological imaging and decision-making in trauma management?