Joe Lex at St. Emlyn’s
On Thursday 25th April 2013 we were honoured to have Dr. Joe Lex at St. Emlyn’s as the first ever Visiting Professor in our virtual hospital. What a way to start, […]
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On Thursday 25th April 2013 we were honoured to have Dr. Joe Lex at St. Emlyn’s as the first ever Visiting Professor in our virtual hospital. What a way to start, […]
Joe Lex at St. Emlyn’s Read More
Can you remember the time when it took several days to rule out a myocardial infarction? Do you remember running serial CK, LDH and ALT? Did you run this in
Why hyper-troponin-aemia does not always equal acute myocardial infarction Read More
A few weeks ago I was reading the most excellent Resus Room Management blog. Â It’s seriously awesome and you should check it out. Â [I’ve decided that all this social media
Teamwork in Resus: Just Like Football? Read More
It’s that time of year again, when we proclaim peace and goodwill to all, light up our homes with crazy Christmas lights, plaster the walls with Christmas cards, drink mulled
Christmas 2012 style: Away in a Resus Trolley, No Crib for a Bed Read More
We already know that patients taking warfarin are at very high risk of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) after head injury, and that delayed bleeds aren’t so uncommon either. Â In fact, we’ve
JC: Clopidogrel + head injury = CT? Read More
Most emergency physicians love gadgets. Â And ultrasound machines are great gadgets. If you’re keeping up with the Emergency Medicine literature, you’d be forgiven for believing that ultrasound is the way
JC: Diagnostic panacea? USS that paeds abscess? Read More
Over the years, we’ve been building up a profile of our virtual hospital, St. Emlyn’s.  Here, let’s explore the way we reflect on cases in Emergency Medicine, and take a look at what might go
Is this what we mean by critical care? Feedback at St.Emlyn’s Read More
Do patients with ST depression (NSTEM) need to go to the Cath Lab urgently?
Cardiology Case 02: ST depression, no rush? St.Emlyn’s Read More