GP reveals ‘spine-chilling’ misdiagnoses in pharmacists’ script trial
Cairns-based Dr Aileen Traves says several patients have been put at risk due to the Queensland's UTI pharmacy prescribing pilot.
Tag: Urology
Medical Must-See: Patient’s testicle pops out of scrotum after COVID-19
A gaping ulcer provided the perfect escape route.
Medical Must-See: IV drug user goes to unusual lengths to inject cocaine
Damaged veins can lead to some atypical injection sites...
Medical Must-See: How did a fallopian tube end up inside a father-of-three’s scrotum?
A hernioplasty turned into a hysterectomy in this rare case.
Patient amputates own penis while in cannabis-induced psychosis: case
Thai doctors reported that he was experiencing auditory and visual hallucinations, which resolved within four weeks of abstaining from cannabis.
Urologists warn pharmacists’ UTI scripts may ‘harm women’
The college of urologists and the RACGP say Queensland's antibiotic pharmacy pilot falls far short of best practice care.
Medical Must-See: Patient accidentally squirts spray foam insulation into penis, filling bladder
The material became 'anchored' in his urethra.
Pharmacists prescribing antibiotics for UTIs ‘to be made permanent’
The Queensland Government's controversial pilot has been branded a menace to women by critics.
Acute urinary retention may be sign of cancer
Danish study shows excess risk for a number of cancers in men and women three month after an acute urinary retention diagnosis: BMJ.
Medical Must-See: Snake vs scrotum in unfortunate toilet incident
The lesser-known, but equally dramatic, Snakes in a Drain.
