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Equitable publishing part 1: Appraising an audience
Coauthored with Thomas Shanahan (@clifford0584), with contributions from Teresa Chan (@TChanMD) Where should we publish? You have finally completed your data analysis and came to some interesting conclusions. On discussing these with your study team …
Big Shock…..Do we ❤ POCUS?
‘Red Standby 4 mins’ tannoys the nurse in charge. ‘It’s a 70yr old male BP 68/49, pulse 120, GCS 14/15, O2 sats 98% on 15L NRB, temperature 37.5°C’ you are reliably informed by a colleague. …
So you’d like to be a clinical education fellow?
How to apply for a Clinical Education Fellow post To help with the educational challenges created by COVID, we in the Undergraduate Department at Virchester recently advertised for a Junior Clinical Education Fellow on a …
REGN monoclonal antibodies work in selected hospitalised COVID-19 patients. St Emlyn’s
We’ve reported on the RECOVERY trial several times already on the blog. It stands out as the most important trial of therapeutics in hospitalised patients with COVID19. In the last month the RECOVERY trial has …
Medical Fiction: A new St Emlyn’s section
There’s nothing like a good bit of sci-fi, is there? From the imagination of the original Star Wars trilogy to the thought-provoking Matrix. Sci-fi isn’t just mindless entertainment though. Sometimes, science fiction comes true. Think …
Thunderstorm Asthma: St Emlyn’s
In the UK this weekend there are warnings out regarding Thunderstorm Asthma. This is a rare but well described phenomena when patients who are previously known to be grass pollen allergic (e.g. hayfever) suffer asthma …
JC: Aspirin is not effective for hospitalised COVID19 patients. St Emlyn’s
We’ve reported on the RECOVERY trial several times already on the blog. It stands out as the most important trial of therapeutics in hospitalised patients with COVID19. This week the RECOVERY trial has released the …
Digital Disruption- Leveraging Technology To Stay On Top Of Your Game. St Emlyn’s
By Leah Flanagan, Mohammed Hamza, Cian McDermott It’s that time of day again. The first alarm has gone off. You roll over… and check your phone again. Social media and technology has permeated many aspects …
Preventing mid-life spontaneity becoming a crisis – SCAD as a serious cause of chest pain. St Emlyn’s
It’s the call that no healthcare professional wants to get… “Hi Mate. Sorry to bother you, it’s just Lucy has got some chest pain and doesn’t look great. Do you think I should take her …
Hypocalcaemia, Trauma and Major Transfusion. St Emlyn’s
I’m writing this blog post after listening to the ever excellent Scott Weingart on the EMCrit podcast in discussion with the authors of this paper, to which I highly recommend you listen. Why bother to …
