Neonatal Intensive Care
A neonates journey, just what feedback would your neonatal patient give you after 3 months of intensive care? Insight into the world of a NICU with Trish Woods
Category Medical Specialty
Mees lines
Mees lines: white bands traversing the full width of the nail, running parallel to the lunula, with no palpable ridges. As the nail grows they bands move distally and finally disappear when trimmed. The finding was initially related to acute arsenic poisoning.
Johann Hoffmann
Johann Hoffmann (1857-1919) was a German neurologist. The first 'pure' neurologist in Germany. Hoffmann reflex; Werdnig–Hoffmann syndrome
DL: Dark Fate
Who has won the seven year bet on video laryngoscopy versus the old Mac? Let's find out - with a little help from The Terminator.
Drugs in cardiac arrest: Should we bother?
Review of the latest evidence on Cardiac arrest resuscitation from ILCOR lead Gavin Perkins
Cognitive bias and risk in extreme sport
Understanding cognitive biases helps manage risk in medicine and extreme sport.
Working with the ED Admitting Officer
Dr Clare Skinner shares a Christmas tale and insights on working with the Emergency Department Admitting Officer.
Abdominal Imaging Cases 003
December Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Isolina R. Rossi, MD, Brian P. Shreve, MD and Kyle Cunningham, MD
Paediatric Constipation
Paediatric constipation is a common problem and the biggest problem clinicians make is not taking a thorough bowel history.
Pediatric CXR Cases 008
December Pediatric Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Jennifer Potter and Nicholena Richardson
Are the Critically Ill Actually Hungry?
The delivery of nutrition to the critically ill is incredibly complex. There is little evidence that providing standard nutritional requirements of 25K/cal/Kg improves outcome. Foremost amongst this evidence is the TARGET trial, a large randomised controlled trial of 4000 patients in Intensive care
Adult CXR Cases 002
December Adult Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Alyssa Thomas, MD and Claire Milam, MD