There can only be not enough beds
Winter is upon us. Olde Utopian saying. There can only be not enough beds...
History of cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Walt Whitman’s poem sings the praises of life as a metaphor for the long and fascinating history of cardiopulmonary resuscitation...
Placebo Weirdness
Check out @ProfessorFunk‘s kinetic typography take on the utter weirdness of placebos, based on information from @BenGoldacre‘s superlative book, Bad Science. One way NOT to administer the ‘placebo’ effect…
Ultrasound Case 096
A 40 year old man presents describing sudden calf pain that occurred when he was playing tennis. Describe and interpret his ultrasound
Empyema Case 1
A poorly kempt, chronic alcoholic with a history of intravenous drug use presents to ED. He is confused, febrile, tachycardic, tachypenoeic and hypoxic.
Clinical Anatomy for Emergency Medicine
Collation of Andy Neill's amazing series of Anatomy For Emergency Medicine Podcasts and Visual Resources
An unusual wrist injury
Dislocation of the distal radio-ulna joint (DRUJ) is a rare injury, particularly when it occurs without associated fractures of the distal radius and ulna.
ECG Case 115
ECG of a 71 y/o male who presented with several episodes of ischaemic sounding chest pain on a background of known ischaemic cardiac disease.
MCQ theory for Multiple Choice Questions
7 MCQ theory questions - each one with a simple flaw in the way it is written that inadvertently provides the correct answer to the reader
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 282
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 282
Ultrasound Case 095
A 44 year old woman presents with calf pain after a long hike followed by a long flight. Her upper medial calf is particularly tender. You consider Baker's cyst, calf muscle tear and DVT the most likely differentials.
ECG Case 114
20 yr old female who presented to the Emergency Department following an episode of chest pain. At review she was pain free and all vital signs were normal. Her serial ECG's are below, there is ~30 mins between each ECG.