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Suspected scaphoid fracture – the orthopaedic diagnosis that sends some of us into paroxysms of fear, others perpetual perplexity – or should …
Suspected scaphoid fracture – the orthopaedic diagnosis that sends some of us into paroxysms of fear, others perpetual perplexity – or should …
Can GPs order MRIs? If so, for what? How easy is it for them? Having discussed this over the weekend in Area …
Urinary catheters are versatile things, that can be useful in a variety of situations. How many uses of a urinary catheter can …
This study (MR CLEAN) has the potential to change stroke therapy considerably. Patients with proven large vessel occlusion were nearly all treated …
The 18-month follow up of the IST3 trial showed some interesting effects of tPA on mortality. It decreased overall mortality at 6 …
We’ve discussed before the use of age-adjusted d-dimer cut-offs in the exclusion of PE. A recently published retrospective study found that 4/273 …
In their latest guideline, CRP is recommended by NICE to help determine if antibiotics are necessary in immunocompetent patients with a pulmonary …
A recently published study in Stroke found that a dense artery sign on non contrast CT head is approximately 50% sensitive and …
Preliminary program – 2014 TORC Seminar If anyone fancies ‘one day in September’ in Melbourne, here is your chance – a transfusion …
Another study claiming to show that tPA is an effective therapy for stroke. Gumbinger C ,Reuter B ,Stock C ,Sauer T ,Wiethölter …
It looks interesting – and there is food too…
Thrombolysis in the non critically ill patient with PE causes 5% increased risk of bleeding and 2% increased risk of stroke, but …