Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 288
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 288
World Cup Fever WCF
World Cup Fever: pathological condition where healthy individuals manifest augmented physical responses in the presence of minor noxious stimuli.
Nauseous grammar
In the world of medicine there has been a grammatical battle raging for what seems an eternity. "Who are the warring parties?", you ask.
Pseudoscience without sense
Poking fun and self-indulgent chuckling aside, there is a serious aspect to all this senseless pseudoscience.
Pens, Swords and Peer Review
Have you ever submitted a scientific paper to a journal? Here are some insights into the Herculean labours of getting a paper published in a medical journal (with MJA excerpts).
Medical School Lecture Template
A template for the medical school lecture recognizing that all great teachers follow the same heroic journey, a la Joseph Campbell's monomyth concept.
Time for action
In light of recent junior doctor deaths from suicide, Sandra Lussier shares her experience of depression and shows how we can take action.
Staying on track
Every so often we stop, take stock, re-evaluate and second guess our instincts. Then we realise that is just plain stupid and carry on...
To the Nightshift ED Doctor
It's four in the morning. It's been a long night... I know, believe me. But before you discharge the 60 year-old man who came in gasping for air a few hours earlier, take the time to consider a few things.
Ultrasound Case 102
Presentation A 19 year old woman presents with LUQ pain post minor trauma. Your registrar comes to you with this clip concerned they have found a supcapsular splenic haematoma. What do you think? Describe and interpret these scans
An Empty Hospital?
Some things remain the same, some things change. Political machinations and bureaucratic bungles seem to be universal constants. However, empty hospitals no longer seem to be an issue...
Lung abscess
A previously healthy 22 year old man with a 4 week history. He describes the cough, some mild shortness of breath on exertion, purulent sputum, fevers, night sweats and weight loss.