Endocrine
Thyrotoxicosis
A 50 year old female presented to the emergency department with anxiety, palpitations and feeling generally unwell. She...
A 29 yo male with sudden onset of flaccid paralysis
The Case A Previously well 29 year old male awoke at 0630hrs unable to move his torso or...
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte abnormality. It can be acute or chronic. It can occur in isolation or...
Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children: Management
CEREBRAL OEDEMA: DO WE REALLY KNOW THE CAUSE? We recently had a child with (diabetic ketoacidosis)DKA in our...
DKA and Cerebral Oedema – Do we really know the cause?
Cerebral oedema is the most feared complication in children presenting with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). It occurs in about...
The glue sniffer’s mother – a case study
Some people have asked me to present an old case I put up at the “Airway, CPR and Trauma”...