Spot Dx — Why so short of breath after IVF?
Nicki is a 32-year-old who presents with three days of shortness of breath and right-sided pleuritic chest pain. Test your clinical know-how by taking the…
Tag: Respiratory
Tobacco giant Philip Morris sells its prescription inhaler business after doctor backlash
US-based tobacco giant Philip Morris International will sell Vectura Group for less than $300 million almost three years after it bought the respiratory medicine company…
Childhood colds and asthma ‘red flags’ for adult rhinosinusitis: Aussie study
Kids with asthma or frequent URTIs could have a higher risk of chronic rhinosinusitis as adults, according to an Australian study that followed participants from…
Respiratory physician who performed a home cricothyroidotomy on his wife will not face criminal charges
Dr Peter Spencer who performed a home cricothyroidotomy on his wife following a seizure will not face criminal charges but remains barred from practice after…
Asthma council calls for caution with double-length scripts
Australia’s peak asthma body is urging doctors to be cautious with 60-day dispensing for inhaler medications. Starting this month, patients with asthma will be able…
‘Limited clinical oversight’: State minister to ban pharmacists from prescribing vapes to adults
The Tasmanian Government is refusing to implement a federal plan to let pharmacists sell vapes without a GP script, claiming it will turn pharmacies into…
Medical Must-See: Doctors finally wrap up foreign body aspiration case after 11 years
An inhaled lolly wrapper led to a decade-long cough in this rare case of foreign body aspiration involving a middle-aged woman. The patient, a teacher…
Doctors report first case of asbestosis in mechanic who worked on brake linings
Doctors are reporting what they believe is the first documented Australian case of asbestosis in a 76-year-old man exposed to asbestos through brake linings. Their…
Cholera shots, prophylactic antibiotics and 200,000 condoms — medicine at the Olympics
Associate Professor Carolyn Broderick’s preparation for the Paris Olympics has not involved reps or running but wargaming for a gastro outbreak and river-borne Escherichia coli.…
Spot Dx — What’s the cause of this blackout?
A bystander races into the practice, asking for help for a man who has blacked out up the road. Test your clinical know-how by taking…
