Emergency Medicine, a risky business part 2.
How to consider thresholds for labelling in the diagnostic process. Diagnosis does not guarantee treatment success or failure.
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Diagnostic Skills
Emergency Medicine, a risky business part 1. You are not a diagnostician.
Time to think about whether you are really an emergency medicine diagnostician… Are you a diagnostician? Of course you are! Why do I even need to ask? Well, to be
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Cardiology Case 01
Here we go with what I hope will become a regular feature of the St. Emlyn’s blog – a cardiology case of the month. Â This is something I’ve been running
Clinical skills – Does anyone use Ophthalmoscopes anymore?
How well do doctors use Ophthalmoscopes in the emergency department
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Minor Head Injury and Anticoagulants -You Snooze, You Ooze
The diagnosis and treatment of patients with a head injury whilst on anticoagulants.
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Glasgow Blatchford Score 2 – The case for an RCT!
Thanks for a great post, Gareth. If you’ve landed here without reading that post, hit the link – this is a follow on, a ‘deep dive’ in the words of Smart
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Aortic Dissection – The time bomb of doom
The dilemmas and difficulties of diagnosing Aortic Dissection in the emergency department. Differential diagnosis. Early investigation and management.
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Acute Coronary Syndrome – Deciding Who To Investigate
Which patients with chest pain should we be investigating for acute coronary syndrome?
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