Review of EBM for the assessment and management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the emergency department
Letter From America
November 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
When you travel from Perth in Western Australia to San Francisco you are in for a long day…a forty hour day in fact, thanks to the arbitrary placement of the international dateline. I am here to meet emergency medicine edumactor extraordinaire Mel Herbert at the USC Essentials of Emergency Medicine extravaganza…
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
November 10, 2010 By 1 Comment
Highlights and pearls on toxic alcohol ingestion from the EBMedicine article, “Toxic Alcohols: Not Always A Clear-Cut Diagnosis”
EBM Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
November 10, 2010 By 2 Comments
Review of EBM surrounding the assessment and management of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the emergency department
EBM Meningitis
November 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
EBM review of the assessment and management of meningitis and Meningococcaemia
Take a big breath in…and hold it
November 9, 2010 By 5 Comments
If you silence the alarm for any reason and there is subsequent oxygen supply failure within the next 2 minutes you will have no audible alarm. Unlike other ventilators on the market the Oxylog® 3000 cannot ventilate without an oxygen supply….
EBM Venous Thromboembolism VTE
November 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Evidence based review of venous thromboembolism, DVT and pulmonary embolism
EBM Aortic Dissection
November 6, 2010 By 4 Comments
Aortic Dissection in review: 3 cases per 100 000 people per year; up to 25% missed diagnosis ante-mortem. ‘Typical’ case is 60-80 years old, M>F 3:1, with hypertension. Overall in-hospital mortality 27%.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 037
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those ‘mental’ dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease…so watch out for casualty coffins as you embark on the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five…
Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolff?
November 4, 2010 By 5 Comments
A 61 year old male walks up to the triage desk complaining of a funny feeling in his chest. He has had similar milder episodes in the past and has been investigated by his GP with no firm diagnosis being reached. He’s moved to Resus as he’s a bit pale and sweaty.
