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Migrants delay care for heart attacks

Why do so many migrants wait so long to seek help or go to hospital after chest pain - and what can we do about it?

Expert/s: A/Prof Hannah Wechkunanukul

Emergency medicine

Clinical Articles

Common GP emergencies: Anaphylaxis

A quick refresher on how to treat anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is most commonly triggered by foods, drugs, insect bites and stings. Less commonly, it can be caused by latex, cold temperature or in 20% of cases, there may be no clear trigger at all.

Expert/s: Dr Bethany Boulton

Emergency medicine, Women's health

Podcasts

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Expert/s: Dr Ruth Barker

Emergency medicine, Oral and dental

Podcasts

Tackling trauma to lower third of the face

Altered sensation of lip and chin, an altered bite or malocclusion or change in tooth position are important signs of significant injury

Expert/s: Clinical A/Prof Dieter Gebauer

Emergency medicine

Clinical Articles

Hyperkalaemia – harmless artefact or medical emergency?

Elevated potassium is one of the most vexing problems faced by a clinician because of the difficulty knowing whether an elevated level (for example, 7.5mmol/L) is a harmless artefact or imminently lethal hyperkalaemia. The clinical background is critical to interpretation.

Expert/s: Dr Lawrie Bott

Emergency medicine

Migrants delay care for heart attacks

Why do so many migrants wait so long to seek help or go to hospital after chest pain - and what can we do about it?

Common GP emergencies: Anaphylaxis

A quick refresher on how to treat anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is most commonly triggered by foods, drugs, insect bites and stings. Less commonly, it can be caused by latex, cold temperature or in 20% of cases, there may be no clear trigger at all.

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Tackling trauma to lower third of the face

Altered sensation of lip and chin, an altered bite or malocclusion or change in tooth position are important signs of significant injury

Hyperkalaemia – harmless artefact or medical emergency?

Elevated potassium is one of the most vexing problems faced by a clinician because of the difficulty knowing whether an elevated level (for example, 7.5mmol/L) is a harmless artefact or imminently lethal hyperkalaemia. The clinical background is critical to interpretation.

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Migrants delay care for heart attacks

Why do so many migrants wait so long to seek help or go to hospital after chest pain - and what can we do about it?

Common GP emergencies: Anaphylaxis

A quick refresher on how to treat anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is most commonly triggered by foods, drugs, insect bites and stings. Less commonly, it can be caused by latex, cold temperature or in 20% of cases, there may be no clear trigger at all.

Button batteries – Recognising occult ingestion

Recommendations to a variety of jurisdictions that targets regulators to stiffen up button battery standards

Tackling trauma to lower third of the face

Altered sensation of lip and chin, an altered bite or malocclusion or change in tooth position are important signs of significant injury

Hyperkalaemia – harmless artefact or medical emergency?

Elevated potassium is one of the most vexing problems faced by a clinician because of the difficulty knowing whether an elevated level (for example, 7.5mmol/L) is a harmless artefact or imminently lethal hyperkalaemia. The clinical background is critical to interpretation.

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