What is the question?

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What single question unlocks the mystery of how a patient with hypokalemia had a cardiac arrest 30 minutes after being treated during retrieval?

Wide, Complex and Troublesome

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aka Cardiovascular Curveball 013 A junior colleague asks if he can discuss a case with you. His patient is a 23 year-old man who presents with 2 hours of rapid regular palpitations associated with ‘not feeling quite right’. These symptoms came on while he was running on a treadmill at his local gym. He has [...]

The True Angina

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Ludwig’s angina!! Do you know how to dominate this difficult condition in the ED?

Medically cleared?

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A young woman is ‘talking to voices’ and is admitted to the psychiatric unit. Does she have a mental illness, or is something else going on?

What is Orf?

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Orf is a zoonotic infection occurring in humans which is characterised by erythematous weeping nodules found most commonly on the hands and feet

To thoracotomy, or not to thoracotomy?

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A chest trauma patient lies before you. When would you perform an emergency thoracotomy? A case-based Q&A approach to the indications and contraindications.

Snookered

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A case-based Q&A on the assessment and management of patients presenting with suspected rectal foreign bodies.

Therapeutic Showering

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A review of the literature on the assessment and management of the patient suffering from cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.

Resources for Ocular Emergencies

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We review another misdirected and underdone ‘research’ article from the most recent issue of Emergency Medicine Australasia…

Planes, Pregnancy and Bleeding

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A real case highlighting the challenges of managing the critically ill obstetric patient in remote regions of Australia.