EMA December 2014
Issue 6 (Vol. 26) of Emergency Medicine Australasia (EMA Journal) for 2014 was published online on 4 August. Editorial overview by Andrew Gosbell & Geoff Hughes
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 180
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF, introducing the Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 180 Question 1 You are stuck in…
Seizures, Somnolence and a Scary ECG
An 18-year old male is brought to ED by ambulance following a generalised seizure at home. Has he taken TCA, can you save his life?
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 179
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 179 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Marathon-related ECG Exasperation
Can you correctly interpret the ECG findings in a marathon runner with gastroenteritis? What is their significance? Is this AIVR?
The Changemaker, Umesh Prabhu
….mistakes are made by us all, but what causes one man to decide to change the culture of medicine? Tessa Davis speaks with Umesh Prabhu.
EMA October 2014
Issue 5 (Vol. 26) of Emergency Medicine Australasia (EMA Journal) for 2014 was published online on 4 August. Editorial overview by Andrew Gosbell & Geoff Hughes
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 178
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 178 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, some medical trivia FFFF.
Puzzling Paroxysmal Palpitations
15-year old boy presents to ED with sudden onset of palpitations while playing sport. Manage this Broad Complex Tachycardia
CICM SAQ 2014.1 Q8
List the determinants of central venous pressure (CVP) and Discuss the role of CVP monitoring in the critically ill.
Lung Point Case 3
45 year old male presents with left sided chest pain after scuba diving. What does the ultrasound show? Tiny pneumothorax and lung point
The victim of medical mistakes
Mary Ellen Mannix’s life was turned upside down when her baby, James, died while in the care of a hospital in the US. In this piece, she talks to me frankly and openly about her experience.