CT Case 060
50-year-old male, presents to the ED describing right sided scalp swelling following a fall. He described a generalised headache, and in ED was noted to be confused with left sided weakness.
Category Medical Specialty
Lauder Brunton
Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton (1844-1916) was a Scottish physician
CT Case 059
A 90-year-old man is brought in to ED from his nursing home with lethargy, confusion and fever. He is very tender in the right upper quadrant.
Eponymous ankle and talus injuries
Eponymythology associated with signs, symptoms, investigation and management of ankle and talus injuries, fractures and conditions.
CT Case 058
A 35-year-old woman presents with generalised abdominal pain, associated with 3 weeks of abdominal distension.
Network Five: Healthcare Worker Wellbeing
Network Five Emergency Medicine Journal Club Episode 20 - Healthcare Worker Wellbeing reviewing papers on burnout in emergency medicine.
Frank Pantridge
Frank Pantridge (1916-2004) was a Northern Irish cardiologist who created pre-hospital coronary care through the invention of the portable defibrillator
Klaus Betke
Klaus Hermann Betke (1914–2011) was a German paediatrician and haematologist. Along with Enno Kleihauer described the the Kleihauer-Betke test
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a clinical syndrome in women resulting from infection of the usually sterile upper genital tract.
Postpartum haemorrhage
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is an obstetrical emergency. It is a major cause of maternal morbidity, and one of the top three causes of maternal mortality
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex hormonal condition that primarily involves menstrual dysfunction / anovulation and signs of hyperandrogenism
Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PPROM) is the rupture of the membranes prior to 37 completed weeks gestation and prior to the onset of labour.