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So you sailed through the toxidrome challenge did you? How are you with elapids? Let’s see how you fare on the ‘Australian Snakebite Envenoming Challenge’…
How this works: For each of the six types of venomous Australian snake see if you can describe the classic findings for each of the possibly clinical effects listed below – click on the link to show/hide the answer.
With ILCOR’s worksheets now available for viewing as pat of a worldwide effort involving hundreds of dedicated researchers working together over many years, UCEM has decided to preempt the next iteration of guidelines by creating their own.
A 7 year-old girl was brought to hospital with lethargy, irritability and vomiting. A week previously she developed chicken pox, and was treated with regular aspirin and paracetamol for fever and discomfort.
Think you’re ready for the toxidrome challenge? you’re about to find out…
How this works: The toxidromes included are those most relevant to the differential diagnosis of serotonin toxicity (see Toxicology Conundrum #024). For each toxidrome see if you can describe the classic findings for each of the clinical features listed below – click on the link to show/hide the answer.
Physicians, health professionals and the general public are increasingly turning to the internet as a source of medical information. Rapid and unimpeded access to validated, accurate, digestible and easily retrievable health information is an essential tool in the care-giving belt of the astute medical professional. We have previously looked at some of the most useful [...]
I can only roll my eyes in despair whilst listening to the usual Saturday night conversation in Utopia.
Muttered shadows pervade the lugubrious intermission chamber with a festive rainbow of illicit degustations. Red tablets, green pills, yellow capsules, white poppers, purple hum-dingers and now…pure bath salts.
Well, not exactly pure…
Clinical cases of Bilateral Posterior Sternoclavicular joint dislocation
These are a few of my Favourite things…
Our recent removal from Google search has led me (slowly) to dissect the blog and try to refine the way information is stored, served and backed-up. Having adressed the page load speed, and increased the CSS compliance of the web page it was time to cull some of the slow loading and hefty plug-ins that, left unchecked, had grown to an unwieldy 68!
The plug-in review has been very helpful and has resulted in a further improvement in page load time and reduction in the plug-in load to 15. In response to recent tweets and emails I thought it might be useful to share some of my Top 9 favourite (retained) WP plugins