Respiratory
5 Things to Think About in a Wheezy Child
Minimal Handling Stop touching the patient. Often enough in paediatrics, more is not better. This is of key...
The Crashing Asthmatic Patient
The Crashing Asthmatic Patient is perhaps one of the most frightening of patients to treat. I'm not talking...
Which Patients with Pulmonary Embolism should get Thrombolysis?
The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism(PE) is an almost common occurrence in the emergency department. The question of which...
More Non-Invasive Ventilation
Following the video on how to use non-invasive ventilation, I was asked to briefly again explain in graphical...
Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope
HOT OFF THE PRESS Prandoni P et al. Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalised for Syncope. NEJM...
How Big is that Pneumothorax?
Can you easily calculate the size of a pneumothorax? Does the size matter? Calculating the size has been...
The Deep Sulcus Sign and more.
Have you ever had a chest X-ray in someone that might have a pneumothorax, but you couldn't see...
The Many Faces of Tuberculosis
As many of you who regularly read this blog will know, I have a bit of...