Urgent Bite 267 – Thinking about Wound Glue
Wound glue is commonly used in urgent care, and it has an interesting history.
Urgent Bite 266 – Lunate and Perilunate Dislocations
How can we avoid missing these rare but commonly missed injuries?
Urgent Bite 265 – Peripheral Neuropathy and Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6 is both a prescribed medication and available in many over-the-counter preparations. In high and prolonged doses, it can be a cause of peripheral neuropathy.
Urgent Bite 264 – Hutchinson’s Sign
There are a few Hutchinson’s signs, but this one relates to Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus.
Urgent Bite 263 – Embedded Fish Hooks
How do you remove an embedded fishhook?
Urgent Bite 262 – The TFCC
We can diagnose a TFCC injury clinically. Management is much like any sprain, but ongoing issues may need a hand surgeon workup.
Urgent Bite 261 – Dysdiadochokinesia
Testing for dysdiadochokinesia is simple, and something we learned way back at the start of medical training. But it is a useful and important test to still do in urgent care
Urgent Bite 260 – Onychomycosis through Urgent Care
Onychomycosis is not an urgent condition, but it can present through urgent care.
In-House Simulations in Urgent Care – with Khang Gan and Erin Carn-Bennett
This week, we chat with Khang Gan and Erin Carn-Bennett from MedSim Solutions.
Urgent Bite 259 – Microhyphaema
It is important to check for hyphaema, blood in the anterior chamber of the eye, after trauma. It is also important to use a slit lamp to check for microhyphaema