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6 days ago
6 days ago
An epistaxis can be severe enough that a patient becomes anaemic and develops shock. How good are estimations, by patients and clinicians, of blood loss during an epistaxis?
Check out the papers mentioned
Townend ML, Byers S. Visual estimation of blood loss by UK pre-hospital clinicians: an observational study. Br Paramed J. 2018 Jun 1;3(1):16-22. doi: 10.29045/14784726.2018.06.3.1.16. PMID: 33328801; PMCID: PMC7706754.
Beer HL, Duvvi S, Webb CJ, Tandon S. Blood loss estimation in epistaxis scenarios. J Laryngol Otol. 2005 Jan;119(1):16-8. doi: 10.1258/0022215053222752. PMID: 15807956.
Grigg, Sarah, Maunder, John, Betz-Stablein, Brigid, Llewellyn, Stacey, 2020, Reliability of estimating blood loss in epistaxis, Australian Journal of Otolaryngology; Vol 3 (May 2020): Australian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2020
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Friday Jan 02, 2026
Friday Jan 02, 2026
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hips (DDH) in newborns is screened for by midwives, Plunket nurses, and GPs. While not a routine part of UC practice, spotting signs and referring appropriately is something we should be aware of in urgent care.
Check out the StarshipHospital page on DDH
Check out the OrthoBullets page on DDH
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Friday Dec 26, 2025
Friday Dec 26, 2025
The Jahss Manoeuvre is a technique used for reducing metacarpal neck fractures with unacceptable volar angulation.
Check out the original paper by Dr S. Jahss
JAHSS, S. A.. FRACTURES OF THE METACARPALS: A New Method of Reduction and Immobilization. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery 20(1):p 178-186, January 1938.
Check out the OrthoBullets page on Metacarpal fractures, by Dr J Blomberg
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Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
This is a re-upload of the poem released last Christmas Eve. The message still stands, so it warrents another listen this year.
Thank you to all the staff working in urgent care clinics over the holidays.
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Friday Dec 19, 2025
Friday Dec 19, 2025
In this month's prescriber update there are a couple of interesting pieces on causes of anaphylaxis and angioedema, including a supplement that many may use after indulging at Christmas.
Check out the December 2025 Prescriber update
Report an adverse reaction to CARM
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Christmas Elves by Francesco D'Andrea
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Friday Dec 12, 2025
Friday Dec 12, 2025
The movie, Sliding Doors, shows how a simple act like missing getting on a train can result in two different storylines unfurling.
Considering sliding door moments in your practice is a good way to reflect on practice and allows for recognising ways to improve practice.
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Friday Dec 05, 2025
Friday Dec 05, 2025
Adventitious bursae arrive throughout life and are not present at birth.
Check out the Radiopaedia page by Rohit Sharma
KUHNS JG. ADVENTITIOUS BURSAS. Arch Surg. 1943;46(5):687–696. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1943.01220110103019
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Friday Nov 28, 2025
Friday Nov 28, 2025
When considering the broad topic of the upper respiratory tract infection, catarrh and coryza is mentioned. What are they and why do old and outdated medical terms still persist.
BLOOM H. Catarrh as a family illness. Proc R Soc Med. 1957 Mar;50(3):167-70. doi: 10.1177/003591575705000312. PMID: 13420158; PMCID: PMC1889102.
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Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
When making acute referrals to hospital, there are times when the communication is not as straightforward as you would want. There are many reasons for this but interpersonal and inter professional relationships are at the core of effective communication.
Check out the paper mentioned.
Fattahi H, Seproo FG, Fattahi A, Rostami V, Shokri A. General Practitioners' Perspectives on Barriers to Communication With Specialists in the Referral System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis. Health Sci Rep. 2025 May 22;8(5):e70785. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.70785. PMID: 40415981; PMCID: PMC12098960.
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Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Dame Jilly Cooper died of an acute subdural haematoma, following a fall.
Pathways for CT head in adults exist to guide us in determining who needs a CT, but we must not forget the importance of safety netting all elderly people after head injury and to consider measures to prevent patients sustaining head injuries in the first place.
Check out the papers mentioned.
Evans LR, Jones J, Lee HQ, Gantner D, Jaison A, Matthew J, Fitzgerald MC, Rosenfeld JV, Hunn MK, Tee JW. Prognosis of Acute Subdural Hematoma in the Elderly: A Systematic Review. J Neurotrauma. 2019 Feb 15;36(4):517-522. doi: 10.1089/neu.2018.5829. Epub 2018 Aug 14. PMID: 29943683. Link
Manivannan S, Spencer R, Marei O, Mayo I, Elalfy O, Martin J, Zaben M. Acute subdural haematoma in the elderly: to operate or not to operate? A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes following surgery. BMJ Open. 2021 Dec 3;11(12):e050786. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050786. PMID: 34862284; PMCID: PMC8647543. Link
Kuhn EN, Erwood MS, Oster RA, Davis MC, Zeiger HE, Pittman BC, Fisher WS 3rd. Outcomes of Subdural Hematoma in the Elderly with a History of Minor or No Previous Trauma. World Neurosurg. 2018 Nov;119:e374-e382. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.07.168. Epub 2018 Jul 30. PMID: 30071339. Link
BBC Article about Dame Jilly Cooper
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