Clinical skills – Does anyone use Ophthalmoscopes anymore?
How well do doctors use Ophthalmoscopes in the emergency department
Emergency Medicine
JC All I want for CRYSTMAS in ITU land…, are some more potatoes, and a drink!
A review of the CRYSTMAS study comparing starch vs. saline for severe sepsis patients.
More than a Spot Check?: Meningococcal Septicaemia at St.Emlyn’s
More than a Spot Check – What does the NICE Quality Standard for bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicemia in children and young people mean for the Emergency Dept? Who’s that …
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JC: Croup: Riding the Dex Express
Sooooo….this paper turned up at JC last week (thanks to Nicola P) and whilst I’m not sure that it meets all three of our criteria for a top JC paper …
JC: Journals are dead: Long live the Journal Club
“The report of my death was an exaggeration” Mark Twain Just a quicky and a link out to our guide on Emergency Medicine Journal Clubs. Despite the rumours of the …
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Kiddy pills, syrup, compliance and cost: Paediatric medications at St.Emlyn’s
Taste influence compliance in paediatric prescribing. Important to test taste in the ED.
Through the Looking Glass: Chirocaine vs Bupivicaine. St.Emlyn’s
I’ve seen a few paediatric femoral shaft fractures in the last couple of years, and while they always make my spidey-sense tingle for non-accidental injury, most (even the spiral fractures) …
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Glasgow Scores… Not just for coma any more!
Quick post… NICE have recently published new guidance on Upper GI bleeding. It is surprisingly sensible. I was pleased with their position on PPI’s for upper GI bleeding (not before endoscopy…). The other point …