In case you missed it, ABC’s 4 Corners ran a story on multi-resistant organisms.
CICM SAQ 2010.2 Q17
February 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Critical care questions on antibiotics, infections in special situations and sepsis that isn’t improving.
CICM SAQ 2010.1 Q13
January 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Antibiotics for MRSA; antifungals and dose adjustments for renal dysfunction.
CICM SAQ 2009.2 Q25
October 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Questions An 82 year old woman presents with fever, seizures and a history of anorexia, diarrhoea and vomiting. 25.1 List three (3) clinical features which would indicate the need for a brain CT scan prior to lumbar puncture in this patient? 25.2 In the above patient, a lumbar puncture is performed following a normal CT [...]
CICM SAQ 2012.1 Q30
October 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Antibiotic treatment of intra-abdominal Enterococcus in a liver transplant patient.
The Goggle-eyed Fisherman
August 23, 2010 by 1 Comment
A fisherman presents with headache, fevers, left eye pain and swelling and visual disturbance. What is your diagnosis and how will you manage the case?
Antibiotic Therapeutic Guidelines Update 2010
July 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
The latest version of the New 2010 Antibiotic guidelines is an essential guide for the appropriate management of patients with infectious diseases in both general practice and hospital settings. All sections have been extensively reviewed and updated by a panel of experts, incorporating the latest evidence with a focus on clinical application.
Broken open
July 7, 2010 by 6 Comments
A women is brought in by ambulance with an open fracture of her right lower limb. How will you assess and manage her injury in the emergency department?
Stingray envenoming
April 9, 2009 by 1 Comment
While riding in a boat off the North Queensland coast a 12 year-old boy was struck by a large fish that had catapulted itself out of the water.
