Ludwig’s Angina. St Emlyn’s
There’s two reasons why Ludwig’s angina sends a shiver down my spine but probably only one of them will apply to you. Back in 2003 when I was a third […]
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There’s two reasons why Ludwig’s angina sends a shiver down my spine but probably only one of them will apply to you. Back in 2003 when I was a third […]
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Ed – We have previously covered the concept of moral injury on the blog and podcast, largely in respect to the experience of managing patients with traumatic injury. In 2020
Moral Injury during COVID-19. St Emlyn’s Read More
We have been following the RECOVERY trial closely over the last few months. It’s the largest RCT of therapeutics for COVID-19 in the world and it’s already shown that hydroxychloroquine
JC: Lopinavir/Ritonavir in the treatment of COVID-19 Read More
As we near the end of 2020, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on what a year it has been. At the beginning of the year we were
JC: Azithromycin in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 Read More
Welcome to our audio round up of everything on the blog during November and the first half of December. It’s been a COVID heavy month which reflects some of the
Podcast – Christmas 2020 Round Up Read More
A defining feature of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the wide spectrum of clinical presentations, ranging from asymptomatic viremia to life-threatening illness.1 Factors such as advancing age and co-morbid status have
The Emerging Evidence for a Genetic Susceptibility to Severe Covid-19. St Emlyn’s Read More
A core skill in emergency medicine is in the identification and classification of risk categories for the patients we see. For many conditions we have derived, validated and refined scoring
Risk stratification in the ED for COVID19 patients: The PRIEST study. St Emlyn’s Read More
I am sure many of you saw the breaking news on the BBC the other week, about a new wonderdrug to strengthen our defences against the tidal wave that is
Tocilizumaybe? Immune modulation in COVID-19 Read More