Month November 2018
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Distal VUJ stone: Case 5

Ongoing right iliac fossa to right testicle intermittent sharp pain. What does this clip show? Now that you confirmed there is obstruction to the right renal draining system, you move to the bladder to check the common area calculi get…

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Distal Ureteric Stone: Case 1

This patient presents with 24 hours of right flank pain locaslised to the right lower abdomen. What does this image of the right kidney in longitudinal section show?

EBM Gone Wild snake 340

Stroke after crotalidae antivenom

When it first came out, crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab (CroFab), was seen as a godsend by many. It didn’t cause anaphylaxis or serum sickness to nearly the same degree as the old product.

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Night shift and paying it forward

Tom survived. After five days on ECMO, another seven ventilated and a total of three weeks in hospital, we strapped our tiny bundle into his capsule and, driving slowly and carefully, took him home. I don't mind working night shift anymore...

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Has the bell tolled for redback antivenom?

Redback spider bites are of decent medical importance, if you live in Australia or any of the places they’ve been carried to by humans. Their venom inflicts you with pain that can be local, regional, or generalized. It can also…

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Is there anything magnesium can’t do?

I’ve often extolled the virtues of magnesium to my residents as well as on twitter. It’s a sign of a well seasoned emergency physician to take any medical problem, and say “a little magnesium couldn’t hurt.” In this instance, a…

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Ranger IVs decrease flow

When you’re out in the field, IV access is precious. So you do everything you can to prevent losing a good line. In concept, Ranger IVs are perfect. They are a ruggedized field IV system in which an IV is…