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Bell’s Palsy
What is Bell's Palsy? It is an ipsilateral Cranial Nerve VII (lower motor neurone) palsy. There is usually a...
Facial Nerve Palsy examination
When examining a patient with a facial nerve palsy and we wish to determine if the lesion is...
Trigeminal Neuralgia
An excellent review article on Trigeminal Neuralgia, has just come out in the NEJM(1). Here is a quick...
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
A 50 male patient is brought to your emergency department by ambulance post cardiac arrest. He has an...
Is SVT an ischaemic arrhythmia?
We often see patients presenting with SVT. They often have ST changes, so we have to ask; Is...
Compartment Syndrome
Compartment Syndrome, is usually straightforward to pick up. How do we measure Compartment pressures? Below is a MacGyver...
I’ve Got this ‘Nanging’ feeling: Nitrous Oxide Abuse
'Nanging' is the recreational use of nitrous oxide. That cylinder you have in your emergency department and use...
Dextrocardia: Can you pick it on ECG?
This is a great case that highlights how important it is, to know how to check if your...