Clinical skills – Does anyone use Ophthalmoscopes anymore?
How well do doctors use Ophthalmoscopes in the emergency department
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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.
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Meningococcal Septicaemia – 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 now? If you work in the
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Croup: Riding the Dex Express
Management of Croup in the emergency department. Does dexamethasone work?
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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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Paediatric medications – Kiddy pills, syrup, compliance and cost
Taste influence compliance in paediatric prescribing. Important to test taste in the ED.
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Chirocaine vs Bupivicaine – Through the Looking Glass
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
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