Urgent Bite 90 – Etymology
The story behind why a condition or part of the body is so named can help paint a picture when describing a diagnosis to your patient.
The story behind why a condition or part of the body is so named can help paint a picture when describing a diagnosis to your patient.
Make sure you know which ones need an orthopaedic review.
Be aware of the palate abscess, and always remember to listen carefully to what your patient tells you.
Always remember, an ankle exam includes the proximal fibula.
Dr Barai talks to us about identifying heart block and what to do about it in the urgent care setting.
The Auckland Chinese Medical Association is holding their annual conference on May 8th at the Highbrook Conference Centre, East Tamaki, Auckland.
Following on from her talk on giant cell arteritis, Dr Sujatha Kamalaksha, Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist in Whangerei, tells us the differential diagnoses to consider when working up a suspected case of GCA.
Here are two publications that provide short summaries of the latest papers which enable you to quickly and conveniently stay up to date.
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is an important differential to consider in older patients with headache. Dr Sujatha Kamalaksha, a Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist in Whangerei, talks to us about what we need to know in the urgent care setting. We do not talk about the ongoing, complete management of GCA.
Are you familiar with this eponymous disease?