Biography Medical Eponyms Busch-Hoffa fracture [Hoffa fracture] (1869) Unicondylar coronal fracture of the lateral femoral condyle. Rare intra-articular distal femur injury. Axial compression to the knee with transmission of the ground reaction force through the tibial plateau to the femoral condyles. Controversies…
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
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 (1857-1919) was a German neurologist. The first 'pure' neurologist in Germany. Hoffmann reflex; Werdnig–Hoffmann syndrome
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.
Review of the latest evidence on Cardiac arrest resuscitation from ILCOR lead Gavin Perkins
Understanding cognitive biases helps manage risk in medicine and extreme sport.
Dr Clare Skinner shares a Christmas tale and insights on working with the Emergency Department Admitting Officer.
December Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Isolina R. Rossi, MD, Brian P. Shreve, MD and Kyle Cunningham, MD
Paediatric constipation is a common problem and the biggest problem clinicians make is not taking a thorough bowel history.
December Pediatric Emergency Medicine Chest X-ray interpretation with Jennifer Potter and Nicholena Richardson
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