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.
Nothing in medicine makes sense
Nothing in medicine makes sense. Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution
Making Sense
How do experienced clinicians see beyond the superficial and understand the trouble brewing behind the scenes, seemingly before there is any warning? Where does such an unearthly prescience of what is about to happen come from? How is it that one sees what another doesn't?
Hacking Medical Education
Show notes for Chris Nickson's talk on 'Hacking Medical Education" at the Melbourne 2015 AMSA Convention.
Saved by Electroconvulsive Therapy
Psychiatric illnesses remain among the most mysterious maladies that doctors encounter. This enthralling TED talk by inspiring medical historian and surgeon Sherwin Nuland gives a detailed account of one man's illness.