A Scenic Route to Emergency Medicine
We have a particular passion for International Emergency Medicine and are proud to announce the arrival of Dr Bishan Rajapakse.
The Hurty Throat
It's your first day on the job in the ED and first up is a 23 year-old male with a 2 day history of a sore throat. He's had difficulty swallowing and finds it painful to eat and drink.
Developing EM, Brazil 2014
This candid interview with Lee Fineberg and Mark Newcombe, conference organisers for DevelopingEM Brazil 2014, looks at what the upcoming conference has in store. Developing EM is a conference with a reputation for ethics, innovation and action in the arena of emergency medicine in the developing world.
Rudolph Nissen
Rudolf Nissen (1896 – 1981) was a German general surgeon. Eponymously affiliated with Nissen fundoplication
So do we call them extreme infections?
It’s no secret that the “extreme athlete” industry continues to steamroll mainstream athletics. This isn’t a new trend, as evidenced by the fact that this review article is from 2007. Sorry for making everyone feel old by reminding them that…
Arnold–Chiari malformation
Arnold-Chiari malformation (Type II Chiari malformation) associated with myelomeningocele. Julius Arnold (1835-1915) and Hans Chiari (1851-1916)
Budd–Chiari syndrome
Budd–Chiari syndrome. Hepatic venous outflow obstruction causing portal hypertension. George Budd (1808 - 1882) and Hans Chiari (1851 - 1916)
Ultrasound Case 001
42 year old diabetic woman with left sided pleuritic chest pain. Mild fever and cough. Describe and interpret these scans
Are Redheads Bleeders?
I first became aware that redheads were treated differently in medicine when I started hanging around anaesthetists.
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Libman-Sacks endocarditis, characterized by sterile, verrucous valvular lesions (Libman-Sacks vegetations) with a predisposition for the mitral and aortic valves.
Does Antivenom Work?
Antivenom is widely used for Australian envenoming syndromes. Antivenoms are generally perceived, by both clinicians and the general public, as highly effective treatments. However, there is little evidence to support this widely held view, in fact, the weight of evidence suggests that some antivenoms are ineffective in clinical practice.
Is Twitter the essential Blogging nutrient?
Prompted by a series of conversational musings and twitterings the concept of a 'blogging ecosystem' became apparent. With the 'blogging host' as the primary producer and 'blog posts' as distribution seeds - I went in search of the other energy sources necessary to create a fit, healthy and viable blog.