Month December 2018
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The Arrow of Time

I have of late been reflecting on times past in EM, on how some things persist but others become part of the “good old days” that men of my age start to drone on about if given half a chance.

EBM Gone Wild mountain 340

Think it’s just the flu? Think again

You learn early in medicine that you will never diagnose a disease that you don’t consider. We all suffer from tunnel vision, and this can result in misdiagnosis and ultimately significant morbidity for patients. Currently most of us are aware of the…

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

CCC Update 002

CCC Update 002 features a raft of changes in the wake of the TTM trial, as well as adaptive trial designs, ammonia, quorum sensing, Stenotrophomonas multophilia, obesity in trauma, and antibiotic timing.

Douglas Moray Cooper Lamb Argyll Robertson (1837–1909) 340

Douglas Argyll Robertson

Douglas Moray Cooper Lamb Argyll Robertson (1837–1909) was a Scottish surgeon and ophthalmologist. Eponym: Argyll Robertson pupils

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Galeazzi Test

The Galeazzi test, sometimes called Allis sign or Skyline test, is used to assess for hip dislocation, specifically testing for developmental dysplasia of the hip.

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

ABC of CXR Interpretation

Additional reading from Normal CXRs; Eric Strong Interpretation series; the DRABCDE approach; CXR for the OSCE and of course the Top 150 CXR to try your luck!

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A Storm is Brewing

Tim Minchin’s brilliant beat-poem “Storm” strikes a dagger in the heart of pseudo-medical flim-flammery and quackadelic mind muddling. You’ll be glad to hear that there is a new animated version…

Ruling the Resus Room 340

Own the Oxygen!

Keeping your patient oxygenated during rapid sequence intubation has never been easier - with Own the Oxygen

If the lights go out…

If the light on the laryngoscope fails, clean contact between blade and handle, check bulb is screwed in place securely. If this fails, use a spoon