Ultrasound Case 007
A young man presents with severe intermittent left testicular pain. Describe and interpret these scans
Ultrasound Case 006
A patient with known metastatic breast cancer presents with increasing exertional dyspnoea.
Ultrasound Case 005
A 66 year old woman presents with gradually increasing shortness of breath. She had a syncopal event whilst standing in church and remains grey and sweaty.
What do you do if a puma attacks?
Pumas (Puma concolor) are large feline predators that have been known to attack humans. Do the warning signs give good advice?
Nightland – a tribute
"Are you on f*%king nightshift tonight, mummy?" ...a toddler utterance I hope to never hear again
Pneumothorax Case 4
A 32 year old man presents with a 4 day history of increasing right sided chest pain and associated shortness of breath.
Pneumothorax Case 3
A 31 year old male presents after what is thought to be a superficial penetrating chest wound. You perform an ultrasound. What does this show?
Copperheads don’t cause coagulopathy
Copperheads are common across the southeastern US, and are responsible for a significant number of crotalid envenomations in areas where they are endemic. However, they have the least potent venom of all the pit vipers, and often bites are self-limiting.…
Warm summer nights
It was summer 2006, long days and warm summer nights, and I was an intern, living by the beach and working a rotation in emergency.
Mastering Intensive Care 036 with Hayley Gershengorn
Hayley Gershengorn: Allocating ICU resources to optimise patient outcomes and job satisfaction. Mastering Intensive Care Podcast - Andrew Davies
Pyroglutamic Acidosis
Pyroglutamic acidosis is a rare cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis (HAGMA). When glutathione levels are low, the activity of γ-glutamyl cyclotransferase is increased, resulting in pyroglutamic acid accumulation in glutathione-depleted states
D-Lactic acidosis
D-Lactic acidosis aka D-lactic encephalopathy. Rare cause of high anion gap metabolic acidosis (HAGMA), typically occurs in patients short bowel syndrome or following jejuno-ileal bypass surgery