Questions 13.1 A 52-year-old female was admitted the previous night with an altered level of consciousness that improved rapidly with administration of glucose. She is referred to ICU the next day with confusion, ataxia and a worsening level of consciousness.…
Issue 1 (Vol. 24) of Emergency Medicine Australasia published online on 9 February 2012 CT Pan-scan (Abstract) Asha and colleagues from the University of New South Wales report on a large cohort study comparing radiation exposure to trauma patients before and after the introduction…
As a typical kiwi bloke, I’m a dyed-in-the-wool rugby fanatic (pardon the sheep reference). So when opportunities with two Super Rugby franchises arose for me in the past year, I picked the ball up and sprinted for the posts. As…
My thoughts on Judy Wilyman's overly wordy collation of the global anti-vaccination lobby arguments, wrapped up in a 390 page opinion piece (sorry, pHD)
Emergency Medicine Critical Care (EMCC) is a brand new monthly publication by EB Medicine, the same folk that bring the monthly updates Emergency Medicine Practice (EMP) and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice (PEMP). If you haven’t had a chance to look…
Jellybean 101 & CICMxJB 8; Peta Alexander and changing cultures.
From Rocky to The Boston Children’s Hospital.
Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793 – 1864) was a German physician. Eponymously affiliated with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
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.…