Question As part of a nationwide quality improvement program, the standardised mortality ratio (SMR) of your Intensive Care Unit was compared to other similar Intensive Care Units using a funnel plot. You are ICU “A” (filled red dot) a) What…
Osler node: Painful, red, raised lesions usually found on the palms and soles. Caused by immune complex deposition and the resulting inflammatory response.
A colleague just reminded me of one of my favorite 'letters' published in The Courier Mail, Queensland, Australia on May 04 2008. It pertains to the workings of the emergency physician.
Moritz Heinrich Romberg (1795-1873) was a German neurologist. Eponym: Romberg Test, Parry-Romberg syndrome and Howship–Romberg sign
The STEM Programme – Simulation Training in Emergency Medicine – has come to an end after 4 years on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Here is the story of child actors, fake blood, clingfilm, fire engines, Laerdal skin and imagination gone wild.…
André Strohl (1887 -1977) was a French physician and physicist. Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome described in 1916
James Parkinson (1755-1824) was an English surgeon, apothecary, palaeontologist, geologist and political activist. Parkinson's disease (1817)
Peter James Kerley first described horizontal lines that he postulated to be peri-vascular lymphatics in patients with mitral stenosis and left ventricular failure
Top 10 tips for FOAM Beginners - how to make the most of free open access medical education #FOAMed
The Procedures Course is a 'hands on' cadaver based course designed to help you achieve mastery at life-limb-and-sight saving procedures.
Guest post by Dr Akmez Latona as he enters advanced training in Emergency Medicine
The ECG Academy is run by electrophysiologist Dr Nick Tullo and is designed to teach readers how to expertly interpret (ECG / EKG) at your own pace. The videos are hosted at ECGAcademy.com and include easy to understand video lessons