CXR Case 002
44 yo man has routine CXR after possible faint Describe and interpret this CXR
Baker’s Dozen B’s of Bashed Baby Badness
You can't get through emergency medicine training these days without the TLA 'NAI' ringing in your ears every time a sick child pops up on the triage screen. Can you remember all the things to look for if you suspect non-accidental injury?
CXR Case 001
A 22 yo male presents with worsening chronic cough and breathlessness. He has been underweight since childhood.
Breaking Bad: drug dealing the hospital way
It’s funny, a common discussion point comes up every so often when I talk to my non-medical friends about careers. The access to strong medications and drugs seems to be an endless fascination for some people; Can you write me…
The emotional strain of healthcare
How do you guys do it. I could never do your job! How many times have those of us in the healthcare profession heard those questions? Dare I say that, at least once in our careers, most of us will have…
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Should I Stay or Should I Go?- an Irish Doctor’s conundrum
EMI 017 The laryngospasms
We all just need a break every so often with another emergency musical interlude….take it away – “The Laryngospasms”
EMI 016 Parody Paradise
Been waiting all week for this EMI to arrive... and finally the big ZDogg has delivered with another blockbuster parody - It's Call Day
Aristotle and Benzos for Back Pain
The inspiration for today’s question, comes from (1) LITFL friend, and Twitter’s @ketaminh, who mused on an Aristotelian quote: We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle and (2) the inimitable and…
Sophistry and VICC
What is sophistry? This term has evolved much over the years. According to the Collins Dictionary:n Interestingly, in ancient Greece, indeed, pre-Socrates, a Sophist was a teacher using philosophical methods to teach virtue. They were extremely persuasive in argument. As…
Obedience Under Arrest
There’s a torso at the front of the queue. Towards the back of the line, patiently waiting their turn, are several uniformed staff-members. Some of them are cracking their knuckles. They mean business. Well one doesn’t, but he’s a first…