Rants & Ramblings Archives

It is a gamble we all take. It is a gamble we all occasionally lose. We don’t love […]

The gamble

The question, “what would you do if this was your family member?”, rubs me the wrong way. I […]

Might the FAST exam be the most overused test in emergency medicine? If not the most overused (it […]

COVID-19 has resulted in many conflicting messages. One area of extreme importance is the health and safety of […]

Either a patient needs antibiotics or they don’t. If a patient needs antibiotics, a delayed prescription is harmful. […]

Stop saying “first, do no harm”. Seriously, just stop. A moment’s reflection will reveal how inane and unhelpful […]

Dr Anand Senthi (@drsenthi) posted a great talk about what he calls “EBM 2.0” entitled “Evidence Based Fraud […]

The pressure cooker of COVID-19 has brought out examples of both the best and the worst in medicine. […]

Should a clinician see a patient with COVID symptoms if the appropriate PPE is not available?