CXR Case 040
A 64 year old male smoker presents to his GP with weight loss and a cough and is sent to ED. The patient was put on 25mg of prednisolone for presumed polymyalgia rheumatica 6 weeks ago. He has type II…
An inadvisedly large glass of wine
Walking out of the place where people are breathing their tortured last, hopping in the car to drive home under a golden wedge of moon trying valiantly to light up the human race. The streets are mostly empty, and the…
LITFL Review 164
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CXR Case 039
A 74 yo lady is sent in to ED from cardiology clinic with dyspnoea, pleuritic chest pain and fevers. She has a PPM and type II diabetes Describe and interpret this Images
LITFL Review 163
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CXR Case 038
A 38 year old female who has recently entered the country is referred by a GP with increasing cough, fevers and sweats. Describe and interpret this CXR
LITFL Review 162
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CXR Case 037
A 24 year old man presents with fever, pleuritic chest pain on the right and a dry cough. click images to enlarge Describe and interpret this AP and lateral CXR
Utopia in Emergency Medicine
Tudor England was a fairly brutal place. Both the monarchy and the custodians of religion promulgated a philosophy of mercurial cruelty towards the populace, which did not begin to abate until well into the seventeenth century. Original, innovative ideas were…
Immediate care in sport – time for a change
How confident would you be if you are taken out of your emergency room and transported to be pitchside caring for a critically injured athlete? Your only medical equipment is strapped to your waist in a small bag; you have…
Safe Sport – Protecting the Players and the Game
Rugby and contact sport has always been a part of my life; from the junior rugby fields where organizing young children is like herding cats, to university rugby with post game beers and weekly rejection from the blondes of the…
LITFL Review 161
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