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4 days ago
4 days ago
The hook of hamate fracture is often a delayed diagnosis. There are certain mechanism of injuries, usually sporting related, that should make us be more aware of this injury.
The pull test may also help you consider this diagnosis.
Wright TW, Moser MW, Sahajpal DT. Hook of hamate pull test. J Hand Surg Am. 2010 Nov;35(11):1887-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.08.024. Epub 2010 Oct 20. PMID: 20961698.
Check out the OrthoBullets Page on Hoof of Hamate Fractures by Dr Sharareh and Dr Vitale
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Full Grip by Score Squad
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Friday Feb 06, 2026
Friday Feb 06, 2026
Pompholyx, also known as dyshidrotic eczema, is a condition that might present through urgent care.
Check out the Dermnet NZ page by Maitreyi Jain and Hon Associate Professor Paul Jarrett
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Friday Jan 30, 2026
Friday Jan 30, 2026
New national antibiotic guidelines have been launched in New Zealand to help guide our prescribing and improve antibiotic stewardship.
Check out the guidelines - https://tewhatakura.nz/
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Friday Jan 23, 2026
Friday Jan 23, 2026
Dr Emily Amos is a GP who founded Whole Hearted Medicine following an episode of career burnout. This company provides CPD retreats with a focus on wellbeing education.
This has been endorsed as a CPD activity for RNZCUC members.
Check out what Whole Hearted Medicine has to offer
Read about some of the evidence related to this area
Connect with Emily on LinkedIn
Check out Emily's personal website
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Friday Jan 16, 2026
Friday Jan 16, 2026
Research is essential for establishing best practice. More urgent care specific research will enable best practice to be established for patients attending urgent care clinics with urgent conditions.
If you're interested in joining the College's Urgent Care Research Network, check this link - https://rnzcuc.org.nz/urgent-care-research-network/
Save the date for the College's Bootcamp, which will incorporate a Research Network meeting - https://rnzcuc.org.nz/bootcamp-and-fellowship-ceremony-2026/
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Friday Jan 09, 2026
Friday Jan 09, 2026
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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