GHB overdose’s present to emergency departments sporadically, although very popular in the media some emergency staff have never encountered GHB overdose’s. The following reviews the literature surrounding GHB and its management.
Greatest Hits 2009
December 30, 2009 By 3 Comments
We moved to a new website and, in the process, completely disappeared off the Google radar. We have seen the birth (by traumatic caesarean section) of the Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine, which will undoubtedly mature into a dominant force in the (tiny) world of medical satire (even if we are the only ones who ‘get it’…).
Empathy Pills are Wearing Off
December 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
‘Tis a time for lost amoebic souls to congregate in ethereal pools of tranquil healing and join hands to synaptically and engage in flashes of conversation fuelled by the broth of malted yeast….
Bells Jingle Around the World
December 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
Could it be renal colic?
December 29, 2009 By 1 Comment
Consider a 65-year-old male presenting with flank pain radiating to the groin. The following CT scan was taken to confirm a presumed diagnosis of renal colic
State of Confusion
December 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
The surgical team left the old man’s bedside as the ward round came to an end. “That chap’s really not with it is he?”, said the Surgeon to his House Officer. “Perhaps we should get the medics to have a look at him. Do you think his state of confusion is acute or chronic?”.
Cardiac Megacode
December 27, 2009 By 1 Comment
As leader of the MET team you were called to a ‘Code Blue’ as a 57 year-old man has arrested on the ward post-operatively…
Christmas Cancellation Canned
December 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine has made an urgent press release: Christmas will NOT be canceled!
Christmas Canceled?
December 23, 2009 By 3 Comments
Words of Wisdom in Christmas Cheer
December 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Christmas Brilliance from the Guru – Tim Minchin White Wine in the Sun I’m looking forward to Christmas It’s sentimental I know But I just really like it I am hardly religious I’d rather break bread with Dawkins than Desmond Tutu To be honest And yes I have all of the usual objections to consumerism [...]
