Before you start reading this blog summary, I have a small confession to make: I do not think I have ever treated an adult patient with confirmed Listeria infection. Maybe …
All you need to know about Listeria. St Emlyn’s. Read More »
Disclaimer #1: this is a Christmas edition of our regular journal club so expect it be as light-hearted as it is academic Disclaimer #2: please do not proceed to read …
StE Journal Club: a Christmas Games of Thrones issue Read More »
This blog provides a rapid update on the diagnosis and management of the emerging infection ‘MonkeyPox’. If you want the short answer to the question then it’s no. Don’t panic, …
Monkeypox has arrived. Is the panic justified? St Emlyn’s Read More »
Last month, I came across a clinical review published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine1 that got me really excited! It got me excited (in a geeky professional sense …
JC: Can I safely discharge dizzy patients from the ED? Read More »
Times are tough in the Emergency Department. Is your ED seeing an unprecedented number of patients lately? Do you feel like you are under excessive pressure because of this? …
Tough Times in the Emergency Department. St.Emlyn’s Read More »
Administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) is integral part of the management for major trauma patients in the UK. It is deemed such an important aspect that its administration is used …
Clinical scenario: A young man returns from Thailand where he spent two weeks in rural areas backpacking, rafting, mountain climbing before he starts university back home in Scotland. He …
6 Background:I have tried to write this post using non-medical jargon and I’ve not expanded so much on the background medical evidence. I am hoping that this post will be …
Are you PrEP-d for your Saturday night? St.Emlyn’s Read More »
This blog post is the latest release from the StE team around clinicians’ wellbeing. We often forget that despite being superheroes on a daily basis (we save lives after all …
Clinical scenario: A multi-morbid, elderly patient with renal failure and recently diagnosed hyperkalaemia suffers a cardiac arrest in your busy resuscitation area before you can start appropriate treatment. You …
JC: Intubate or not intubate? That is the question… Read More »