Urgent Bite 258 – “It hurts when I pee”
How can we avoid errors associated with cognitive biases? In retrospect, we can easily see these biases unfold, but how can we identify them as they happen?
Urgent Bite 257 – The Vermilion Border
A tip to ensure you align the vermilion border accurately.
Urgent Bite 256 – Colchicine
Do you use colchicine for acute gout flares? Are you aware of the risk factors for toxicity?
Urgent Bite 255 – The Knee to Wall Test
What is the knee to wall test and what does it measure?
Urgent Bite 254 – The Patient Agenda
Do you establish the patient agenda at each consultation?
Urgent Bite 253 – UCL elbow injuries and Tommy John
An eponym named after the patient.
Urgent Bite 252 – Considering Barbers
What conditions should we consider in hair professionals?
Urgent Bite 251 – Bitot’s Spots
Seeing Bitot’s spots is pathognomic of vitamin A deficiency.
Urgent Bite 250 – Swiss Cheese and Professor Reason
Professor James Reason was the originator of the Swiss Cheese model which has been an important model in developing ways to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events in healthcare.
Urgent Bite 249 – Sentinel headaches and SAH
What is a sentinel headache before a SAH and could they help us pick up earlier on a diagnosis in urgent care?