Covid-19 Journal Club: The Director’s Cut #6
The Emergency Medicine Academic Group based out of Leicester have given us another fantastic directors cut. Check out their work here! Professor Tim Coates and Dr Mohammed Elwan have searched …
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JC: Does post exposure prophylaxis (with HCQ) work in Covid-19?
The utility of hydroxychloroquine in the management of Covid-19 often seems to be more of a political than a medical debate. Many politicians, journalists, hacks, and a whole range of …
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Covid 19 preparations in Virchester. St Emlyn’s
The blog and podcast has been a bit quiet recently as we’ve been focused on the preparations for Corona virus​1​ in the UK and around the world. These are our …
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JC: The Vitamins trial. Hydrocortisone, Vit C and Thiamine (Marik protocol – or not?) in sepsis. St Emlyn's
You may remember the controversy about Paul Marik’s suggestions that a combination of Vitamin C, steroids and Thiamine (sometimes known as HAT​1​) is a cure all for sepsis. There were …
Monkeypox has arrived. Is the panic justified? St Emlyn’s
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, …
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World Sepsis Conference: #wsc18 an Online, Free, #FOAMed style conference this week. 5th/6th September.
There is no doubt that I love a conference. I’ll freely admit this. I love the travel, the connections and the opportunity to learn, but I also have anxieties about …
JC: The End of the ‘Roid? ADRENAL
So another year, another Critical Care Reviews meeting. Rob is doing an absolutely fantastic job with these, inviting lead authors from major critical care trials to present and defend their …
Breaking news: Zika virus update. St.Emlyn’s.
Zika virus update for UK emergency physicians on St.Emlyn’s. infectious disease emerging.