Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia. Today we learn about poisons, Frechified Smith, Dr No and the perils of bungee jumping
Prof Bristol Calls For Volunteers
April 28, 2010 By 2 Comments
Professor Bristol announces a new study to find the cure for anal retentiveness. Will stool transplants spell the end for this neglected disease?
Radiological Oddity #019
April 27, 2010 By 4 Comments
There is something strange about this chest x-ray of a neonate who has just arrived in ICU from the OR. What is the oddity and what are the implications?
Are you Satisficed?
April 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Review these chest radiographs of an ICU patient with respiratory deterioration. What has been missed? What cognitive bias contributed to the error?
Chironex fleckeri envenoming
April 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
Behavioural Emergencies
April 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
Behavioural disturbances and aggression in the emergency department is an increasing problem confronting emergency clinicians every day. 50% of attacks on health care workers occur in the emergency department.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 010
April 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia. The format is starting to take shape – we will be trying to post questions on:
* Rare or eponymous syndromes
* Medical history or biography
* Bizarre and ‘out there’ medical trivia to baffle your colleagues
Glandular Alphabetum
April 22, 2010 By 8 Comments
Pathology must be really boring sometimes…all that purple and pink and cold laboratory environment. So who can blame them for being excited when they chance upon a pareidolic experience, a Wolkenkuckucksheim if you like where the pathologist finally has the chance to say ‘Bad news: you have a tumor. Good news: it’s really cute!’
Masculus Influentia
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Stiff and Twisted
April 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Acute dystonic reactions are a distressing extrapyramidal side effect of antipsychotic and certain other medications.
