Rick Abbott gives us his take on the good, the bad and the ugly of the different emergency radiology services he’s encountered in Tasmania and the United States.
Emergency Ultrasound
March 16, 2011 By 5 Comments
March 2011 sees @EBMedicineʼs Emergency Medicine Practice examine the evidence surrounding the use of Ultrasound in the Emergency Department.
Ten Commandments of Emergency Radiology
January 9, 2011 By 5 Comments
The ‘Ten Commandments of Emergency Radiology’ according to Touquet et al (1995).
Motherhood Reproduction Intercourse
December 12, 2010 By 2 Comments
From conception to delivery…big brother is watching you. Remember the classic 1999 BMJ paper describing the MRI imaging of sexual intercourse? Of course you do… here’s the video.
The Ocular Ultrasound Challenge
August 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
Eyes are the perfect organ for ultrasound assessment in the emergency department. Think you know all about ocular ultrasound? Let’s find out…
Condom Inhalation
July 24, 2010 By 4 Comments
With the Flu season upon us the Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine (UCEM) would like to remind all fondling members of their duty to take a full and appropriate past medical history. This includes a past sexual history…
Bone and Joint Bamboozler 004
July 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A 27 year-old amateur martial artist needs your help after smashing his fist through a plank of wood. Can you diagnose and manage his injury?
Bone and Joint Bamboozler 003
July 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A 50 year-old woman took a tumble down some steps and injured her left wrist. Can you correctly diagnose and manage her injury?
Fever in a spinal patient
July 12, 2010 By 1 Comment
A woman had a spinal injury from a car crash at 2 years of age; she since had spinal surgery and has a baclofen pump. Now she has a fever – what’s the cause?
CT Safety and Radiation Risk
June 24, 2010 By 1 Comment
