Chest X-Rays (CXR) are routine investigation in clinical practice and consequently it is important for medical students and clinician’s alike to know how to interpret them. There are many approaches to CXR interpretation, each trying to ensure that key abnormalities are identified and no area is overlooked.
In part one of a series on clinical trials, David Denman discusses CONSORT diagrams and the CONSORT statement using the DECRA trial as an example.
A 72 year old female is admitted following an emergency abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Explain the biochemical results and brown urine
The eponym 'Wegener Granulomatosis' has been replaced with the term 'Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)'. This transition was in part to achieve nomenclature symmetry with Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA) and Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA, Churg-Strauss); and to remove any historical association with Friedrich Wegener following revelations of his association with the Nazi Party in World War II
Hans Conrad Julius Reiter (1881-1969) was a German physician and social hygienist. Associated with Reiter Syndrome - known now as Reactive arthritis
Biography Medical Eponyms Asperger syndrome Major Publications References
Friedrich Wegener (1907-1990) was a German pathologist. Affiliated with Wegener granulomatosis, now termed granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA)
You manage a young male with a subarachnoid haemorrhage. You are called to review because the patient has started to pass green urine
Justin Bowra flexed his skeptical muscles as he took on the dark art of IVC Ultrasound at SMACC in his talk on 'IVC Ultrasound: The Ultimate Myth'.
Casual perusal of the output from a patients indwelling catheter revelaed green urine. What are the commonest causes of this unusual urine?
Early use of high-dose insulin euglycemic therapy (HIET) for verapamil toxicity (Calcium channel blocker toxicity)
Ah, sailing. The joy that can be had utilizing just the wind to move effortlessly across the water. At least, that’s what it looks like to the untrained observer. Even casual sailing requires a bit of effort, and if there’s…