Those of you who attended the Goodfellow Symposium 2024 may have seen a talk within the urgent care stream given by a Critical Care Paramedic on the topic of C-Spine management in the community. It focused on how St.John approaches transporting patients with C-Spine injuries, particularly those from urgent care clinics. It generated some good…
Some common, non-psychotropic medications can have psychiatric side effects.
Hoffmann’s sign is a simple test that can help in diagnosing cervical myelopathy and upper motor neurone disease as part of a thorough history and examination.
Wellens’ Syndrome is an ECG finding indicative of critical LAD stenosis. Recognising this ECG change is vital.
We must counsel about the possibility of abnormal uterine bleeding starting, or worsening when commencing oral anticoagulation.
An interesting eponymous syndrome with a Kiwi connection.
In cases of ongoing post-prandial epigastric pain and sitophobia despite endoscopy work up and treatment perhaps we should remember to recall Dunbar Syndrome to our differential list.
Grover disease might present through your urgent care. While not a critical or life-threatening condition, recognising it so we can advise and support your patient is important. To help us consider differentials for various presenting complaints there is a useful website you can use.
When considering calcaneal fractures we must remember the Böhler angle and the angle of Gissane.
Do you know about the Corona Mortis?