Chest pain is the archetypal ED presentation: one which presents frequently and usually has a benign cause, but could, just could, be the result of life threatening pathology. As Emergency […]
Induction – Chest Pain in the ED Read More »
This might be the paper (or perhaps the first of many papers) that I’ve been waiting for. Like many colleagues in the #FOAMed world I’m a big fan of point
JC: POCUS for the breathless patient. St.Emlyn’s Read More »
I was glad to see this article published as triple rule out CT for chest pain has been a topic that I’ve heard a little about, but personally it’s not
JC: Triple Rule Out CT – are the rays worth it? St.Emlyn’s Read More »
Welcome back to the 4th part of the series looking at understanding risk and diagnosis in Emergency Medicine. In part 3 we looked at how tests with apparently high sensitivities
Emergency Medicine: A risky business Part 4 Read More »
Well! I go away for 1 week to Devon to spend time with the family and to visit the holiday haunts of Agatha Christie and what do you know? JC
JC Are we doing too many CTPAs? St.Emlyn’s Read More »
There is a bit of a buzz on social media at the moment1 about an interesting paper in the NEJM2 on the prevalence of PE in patients with syncope3. We’re
JC: Prevalence of PE in patients with syncope. St.Emlyn’s Read More »
What’s your weapon of choice then??? There have been a lot of developments within the last 10 years regarding our clinical approach to the patient with suspected pulmonary embolism.
Ambulatory PE: A walk in the park? St.Emlyn’s Read More »
