A rapid deterioration follows DKA discharge
Nikki, a slightly built 30-year-old woman with a 10-year history of type 1 diabetes, is brought to ED by ambulance with an altered level of…
Dr Ashraf Saleh
Dr Saleh is a GP in Toowoomba, Queensland with an interest in emergency medicine and diabetes.
Constipation unmasks an unexpected diagnosis
Naomi, an 81-year-old woman, presents to her local ED with intermittent cramping abdominal pain and a paucity of bowel motions. Her bowels have not opened…
Why doctors are from Mars and patients are from Venus
Doctors are from Mars, patients are from Venus. It sounds like a play on Dr John Gray’s brilliant book from 1992, but from our medical…
We are losing treatment options: Why doctors need to fight back against the never-ending drug shortages
These are difficult times. As clinicians, we not only need to know all the medications prescribed within our scope of practice, but to recognise which…
Life-saving diagnosis of a rare but familiar condition
Eamon, a 51-year-old gardener, presents to his GP with an acutely painful jaw, which feels tight and difficult to open. This is causing him distress…
Urgent surgery for a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
An elderly man presents to ED with worsening pain. What’s the next move?
