Reversing Warfarin aims to help doctors manage their patients who are on warfarin, providing specific and clear management advice
Dissociated Oxygen Saturations
July 17, 2012 by 5 Comments
What is the explanation for the discrepancy between the oxygen saturations on pulse oximetry and on arterial blood gas analysis in this patient?
All Bleeding Stops
March 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Epistaxis, hemophilia… what happens next? A harrowing clip from Jed Mercurio’s classic Cardiac Arrest TV show.
Anticoagulated Patients in the ED
January 30, 2011 by 1 Comment
It’s time for a look at the latest review from EBMedicine: An Evidence-Based Approach to Managing the Anticoagulated Patient in the ED.
Perilous Pinhead Polka-dots
September 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
A 3 week-old newborn is brought in to the emergency department by her worried parents. A non-blanching rash has appeared overnight. How are you going to handle this scenario?
Recombinant Factor VIIa to the rescue!?
July 6, 2010 by 1 Comment
The trauma room has turned into a blood bath. You’re going to have to buy new shoes. What should you throw at the patient – the kitchen sink or Factor seven?
Dealing with D-dimer debacles
May 26, 2010 by 6 Comments
An intern in the emergency department has been nervously standing behind you for the past ten minutes while you’ve dealt with a barrage of phone calls. He wants to discuss the positive d-dimer result of the patient he is working up. Y
Are Redheads Bleeders?
January 14, 2010 by 9 Comments
I first became aware that redheads were treated differently in medicine when I started hanging around anaesthetists. Most anaesthetists i know tend to get slightly more uptight when they see the phaeomelanin-laden locks of a freckled UV-sensitive patient. Especially in obstetrics. Why is this you ask?
