Category Medical Specialty
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Thyroxine overdose

A 34 year-old female with a past medical history of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (currently taking thyroxine 200 mcg daily) who took an overdose of 60 x 200 mcg thyroxine 6 hours ago

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Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity

A 25 year-old male (70 kg) is brought in by ambulance 30 to 60 minutes after ingesting 70 x 50mg amitriptyline. He is tachycardic (HR 120) with an otherwise 'normal' ECG (QRS 95 ms) but is becoming drowsy. You are called to the resuscitation room to assess him.

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Supratherapeutic INR

A 70 year-old man has presented to your emergency department to get his INR checked. It is markedly elevated - how should you manage this?

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Ludwig angina

Ludwig angina: rapidly progressive gangrenous bilateral cellulitis of the submandibular space with risk of life-threatening airway compromise

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Rotavirus

Rotavirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide and a leading cause of infant death in the developing world. 95% of U.S. children have had a rotavirus infection by the age of 5 years.

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Hermann Oppenheim

Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919) was a German neurologist. Oppenheim sign/reflex (1902) and the archaic term Oppenheim disease (1900)

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Willis-Ekbom disease

Restless legs syndrome (RLS)/Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) is characterized by an urge to move the legs, usually associated with limb discomfort. The symptoms occur at rest, are relieved by movement, and are worst in the evening and at night.

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Scipione Riva-Rocci

Scipione Riva-Rocci (1863-1937) was an Italian physician and paediatrician. Riva-Rocci introduced the upper arm cuff to measure systolic blood pressure