Quick Case #03
the case. 42 year old female presents to ED with a 4-5 day history of central chest tightness. She has poorly controlled type 2-diabetes.
Health care – do we (and HOW do we) really CARE?
This is a re-post of a rant I let slip on a colleague’s FB page – he had just published an article in the local rag (The Mercury) with some great points about future directions in health care provision. His…
more knackered neonates…
Following on from our first knackered neonate – here are some rapid fire cases of unwell little ones…
concerning extension…
the case. You receive a BAT call about a 31 year-old male who has come off his bicycle after running into a stationary car at ~30 km Bystanders report that he was thrown 3-5m and had a loss of consciousness…
a knackered neonate…
the case. You are working in a district hospital and are called to the Special-Care Nursery to assist with an unwell newborn infant. She was born 2 hours ago at 39 + 4 weeks gestation, to a primip mother who…
better late than never…
The case. An obese 86 year old female is bought to ED by private car with a 5-6 day history of progressive dyspnoea and fevers. She is promptly rushed into the resus bay in extremis with cyanosis & poor respiratory…
Quick Case #02
the case. It’s 3am in your typical ED. The waiting list has hit 25. Your resus-bay is full of patients awaiting beds in the ICU. You are having a chat with your intern about the PERC rule and avoidance of…
a game changer…
The case. A 76 year old female presents to ED after being repeated assaulted by her aggressive, demented husband, including punches, kicks and attempted strangulation. She has a past medical history of hypertension & GORD and takes telmisartan, amlodipine &…
Imagining the future
The theme of this session was "Imagining the Future" featuring Kendall Ho, Mike Cadogan and Stephen Atherton. It's long, but there is some good stuff in there. Excuse the mumbling chairman...and the lack of audio in some parts of the Q+A after the talks.
no bones about it…
The case. A 15 year old male is bought to ED by his mother with a complaint of throat pain after eating a meal of chicken skewers that were cooked on the family barbecue. He is alert and in no…
top of the ladder…
The case. It’s 9 o’clock at night. You are asked to review a 45 year old male on the ward for uncontrolled pain. He has a history of Crohn’s disease and is 24 hours post-laparotomy for small bowel resection &…
R&R In The FASTLANE 031
Research and Reviews (R&R) in the FastLane: experts worldwide tell us what they think is worth reading from emergency medicine and critical care literature