A 41-year old man is brought to ED after becoming drowsy while in police custody. He states that he has taken an overdose of diazepam tablets prior to being arrested. A puzzling case of drug-induced delirium. Can you solve the mystery?
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 127 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Thyroid Function Tests and basic interpretation
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 126 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
A 30 year old woman presents with severe epigastric pain. The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs she had taken hadn't helped.
A case of paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity with a discussion of the Schiodt scoring system for predicting paracetamol-induced liver failure.
Your patient's finger tips have turned blue, and the paramedics are unable palpate a radial pulse.... "Is he in cardiogenic shock?" could this be Raynaud's phenomenon
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 125 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Spinal cord infarction is necrosis of a portion of the spinal cord as a result of an interruption of the blood supply to the spine
aka Toxicology Conundrum 044 A 27-year old female weighing 60kg presents to ED approximately one hour after swallowing 70 x 40mg propranolol tablets (= 2.8 grams) with suicidal intent. At the time of assessment she is drowsy (GCS 13) with…
Defibrillation pads are used to facilitate cardioversion and defibrillation; some allow ECG monitoring and external pacing; paddles are becoming obsolete
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 268