Last week I had a little post on “Is clinical examination dead” prompted by one of the local radiologists. It attracted some smart comments from some smart people. To make my position clear, I do not think clinical examination is … Read More »
I’m a big fan of lifehacker and was strangely intrigues by their recent series on stuff the writers use and how they work. So I’m going to try a similar one but from a medical web 2.0 point of view. … Read More »
about 2% as common as brain tumours are but can look similar. More likely it’s a tumour not an abscess 2:1 male:female about 35% contiguous spread from craniofacial sites (think ears and sinuses) about 90% of cerebellar abscesses are otic … Read More »
Ng R, Yeghiazarians Y. Post Myocardial Infarction Cardiogenic Shock: A Review of Current Therapies. J Intensive Care Med. 2011 Jul. 11. Ahead of Print [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY4WZdxwFf0&w=640&h=390] Found this via R&R in the fast lane. Here’s a few notes and thoughts: … Read More »
Practicing emergency medicine is like carefully lining up a putt, dropping the putter, picking up a tennis racket to return a volley or two, quickly side-stepping an on-rushing tackler, and then returning to sink the putt. Refernces: Harwood-Nuss Clinical Practice … Read More »