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14 hours ago
Urgent Bite 212 - The Cozen Phenomenon
14 hours ago
14 hours ago
We must be aware of the possibility of Cozen's phenomenon in urgent care.
Check out the Radiopedia page by Tim Luijkx
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/cozen-fracture-1
Check out the Orthobullets page by Macknett MD et al
https://www.orthobullets.com/pediatrics/4025/proximal-tibia-metaphyseal-fractures--pediatric
Check out the obituary of Dr Lewis Cozen.
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Friday Apr 12, 2024
Thinking about Chopart injuries - with Dr Antonio Castro
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Today we hear of a case of Chopart injury presenting through urgent care. Thanks to Dr Antonio Castro.
Check out the paper mentioned
Metcalfe TSN, Aamir J, Mason LW. Chopart dislocations: a review of diagnosis, treatment and outcomes. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2024 Jan;144(1):131-147. doi: 10.1007/s00402-023-05040-4. Epub 2023 Sep 15. PMID: 37715068; PMCID: PMC10774188.
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Friday Apr 05, 2024
Catching up with Dr Tamsin Lillie
Friday Apr 05, 2024
Friday Apr 05, 2024
2 years ago we spoke with Dr Tamsin Lillie, a Fellow of the RNZCUC who runs a medical charity that helps fund African students through medical training. Last time we spoke she was calling in from Malawi, but a chance meeting in person prompted a quick catch-up about what has been going on over the last 2 years and her hopes for the charity moving forward.
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Friday Mar 29, 2024
Urgent Bite 211 - Thinking about medication history taking
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Friday Mar 29, 2024
Some common, non-psychotropic medications can have psychiatric side effects.
Check out the article mentioned
Prescriber Update 45(1): 5-8 March 2024
https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/March2024/Unexplained-mood-and-behavioural-changes.html
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Friday Mar 22, 2024
Urgent Bite 210 - Hoffmann's Sign
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
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.
Check out the paper mentioned
Nemani VM, Kim HJ, Piyaskulkaew C, Nguyen JT, Riew KD. Correlation of cord signal change with physical examination findings in patients with cervical myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2015 Jan 1;40(1):6-10. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000659. PMID: 25341986.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25341986/
Check out the Stat Pearls page.
Whitney E, Munakomi S. Hoffmann Sign. [Updated 2022 Oct 24]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545156/
2 videos from Ortho Eval Pal with Paul Marquis on YouTube that show the sign.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blj6Y0rrmtw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ-Q2ibYAHs
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Friday Mar 15, 2024
Wellens' Syndrome - with Dr Ivan Koay and Dr Yoosuf
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Friday Mar 15, 2024
Wellens' Syndrome is an ECG finding indicative of critical LAD stenosis. Recognising this ECG change is vital.
Check out the Life in the Fast Lane post by Dr Mike Cadogan and Dr Robert Buttner from September 2021
https://litfl.com/wellens-syndrome-ecg-library/
This is a BMJ case report that is worth reading.
Ramires TG, Sant'Anna J, Pais J, Picarra BC. Wellens' syndrome: a pattern to remember. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Apr 10;2018:bcr2018224582. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224582. PMID: 29636339; PMCID: PMC5893974.
https://casereports.bmj.com/content/2018/bcr-2018-224582
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Friday Mar 08, 2024
Urgent Bite 209 - Abnormal Uterine Bleeding when commencing anticoagulation
Friday Mar 08, 2024
Friday Mar 08, 2024
We must counsel about the possibility of abnormal uterine bleeding starting, or worsening when commencing oral anticoagulation.
Check out the Prescriber update - December 2023 edition - https://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/PUArticles/PDF/Prescriber-Update-44-No.4-December-2023.pdf
Check out the paper mentioned
de Jong CMM, Blondon M, Ay C, Buchmuller A, Beyer-Westendorf J, Biechele J, Bertoletti L, Colombo G, Donadini MP, Hendriks SV, Jara-Palomares L, Nopp S, Ruiz-Artacho P, Stephan P, Tromeur C, Vanassche T, Westerweel PE, Klok FA. Incidence and impact of anticoagulation-associated abnormal menstrual bleeding in women after venous thromboembolism. Blood. 2022 Oct 20;140(16):1764-1773. doi: 10.1182/blood.2022017101. PMID: 35925686.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35925686/
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Friday Mar 01, 2024
Urgent Bite 208 - Poland Syndrome
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
An interesting eponymous syndrome with a Kiwi connection.
Check out the Stat Pearls Page
Tafti D, Cecava ND. Poland Syndrome. [Updated 2023 May 22]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532259/
Read more about Patrick Clarkson, MBE, FRCS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Clarkson
Read more about Jeremy Beadle, MBE - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Beadle
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Friday Feb 23, 2024
Urgent Bite 207 - Dunbar Syndrome
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
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.
Check out the paper mentioned
Li J, Tan XY, Megahed A, Evangelista A. Dunbar syndrome: An unusual cause of chronic postprandial abdominal pain. Radiol Case Rep. 2020 Aug 2;15(10):1747-1749. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.07.016. PMID: 32774573; PMCID: PMC7397697. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7397697/
Check out the Radiopedia page
Gaillard F, Moore C, Glick Y, et al. Celiac artery compression syndrome. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Feb 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1143
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Friday Feb 16, 2024
Urgent Bite 206 - Grover Disease
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
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.
Check out the Cunneliffe (TP) General Dermatology Diagnostic Tool - https://www.pcds.org.uk/general-dermatology-table
Check out the Dermnet page on Grover disease - authored by Prof Amanda Oakley and Dr Ian Coulson- https://dermnetnz.org/topics/transient-acantholytic-dermatosis
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