First off – “dizziness” as a symptom is a bit of a mess. We can’t blame the patients for that but we must be clear that we’re not entirely sure what it means when a patient tells us they’re dizzy. … Read More »
For the non-Irish, remember that Northern Ireland has a total population of 1.5 million, and the 7 hospitals concerned are covering less than half of these (depending on how you read the numbers of course). You can drive across the whole province … Read More »
I have a 4 year old Mac that’s largely held together by duct tape and kind words. I like it that way. The screen has finally started playing silly buggers on me and I’ve finally let a professional have a … Read More »
Bond MC, Lemkin DL, Brady W. The orthopedic literature 2009. Am J Emerg Med 2011 Oct.;29(8):943–953. PMID 20934830 I wasn’t sure if this was a spoof when I first read the title but it does indeed appear that there is some … Read More »
If I wasn’t in love with/ trapped by emergency medicine or if I had more than one life time (unless the reincarnationalists are right): an ENT surgeon (one of the ones who get to do all the complicated stuff and … Read More »