Spot Dx — What’s causing this immobile shoulder?
Ginger is a 13-year-old who presents three hours after injuring her left shoulder in a fall while ice skating. Test your clinical know-how by taking…
Tag: Surgery
Medical Must-See: Swallow a fork, go under the knife
Little differential diagnostic deliberation was necessary when this 22-year-old Syrian presented to ED with epigastric pain and nausea. While playing with her children, she had…
Dr Charlie Teo calls for AHPRA condition to be lifted because he can’t find neurosurgeons to sign off on his surgeries
Dr Charlie Teo has reportedly applied to medical authorities to lift a key condition on his practice so he can operate in Australia. In a…
Does being left-handed make suturing harder to pick up?
Being a leftie has been seen as a drawback during surgical training, but a new study shows they are just as capable of mastering surgical…
Up to 215 IMG surgeons may have been unfairly judged substandard by Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons says it incorrectly rejected applications by 215 IMG surgeons to be registered as specialists in Australia and is now…
‘Always gotta bury the body’: Surgeon self-reports to AHPRA after trashing Dr Monique Ryan’s election poster
A surgeon says he was joking when he was filmed tearing down an election sign of MP Dr Monique Ryan and then stomping on it, telling viewers…
Excess skin — the one downside to significant weight loss
It is one of the outcomes of significant weight loss that rarely gets discussed. It is not the mass health benefits. It is the excess…
‘She smoked, she swore, she sat with her legs apart’: Dr Lilian Cooper, Australia’s battlefield surgeon
Meet Queensland’s first ‘lady’ doctor — a swearing, smoking, straight-talking revhead who later became a skilled battlefield surgeon operating on the front line. Dr Lilian…
Medical Must-See: Can drug-laced cement set a new standard for Seymour fracture treatment?
Seymour fractures are notoriously difficult to treat, but Japanese doctors have laid the groundwork for a rock-solid fix: vancomycin-impregnated calcium phosphate cement. A Seymour fracture…
Dr Charlie Teo reaches legal settlement with family of glioblastoma patient who allegedly underwent futile brain surgery
Dr Charlie Teo has settled with a family who attempted to sue him for more than $1.5 million over the death of their mother, who…
