September 15, 2026
When anisocoria changes the differential
Light–dark comparison and associated signs help separate benign anisocoria from neurological emergencies.
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September 12, 2026
When a chest drain can wait
Stable trauma patients with pneumothorax may reach CT before chest drainage when physiology and logistics allow.
Read briefingSeptember 11, 2026
Preventing secondary injury after severe TBI
In severe head injury, protecting oxygenation and cerebral perfusion starts before the CT scan.
Read briefingSeptember 8, 2026
Rethinking interruptions in the emergency department
A safer ED communication system separates urgent interruption from messages that can wait.
Read briefingSeptember 7, 2026
When a pericardial effusion becomes dangerous
Tamponade depends on impaired cardiac filling and haemodynamics, not simply the size of the effusion.
Read briefingSeptember 5, 2026
Finding arrhythmias without preventing syncope
Early extended ECG monitoring finds important rhythms sooner, despite no reduction in recurrent syncope.
Read briefingSeptember 4, 2026
When fast AF needs treating
In stable AF, the ventricular rate may reflect the illness driving it rather than the main problem.
Read briefingSeptember 2, 2026
When an emergency department stay adds harm
Frailty demands attention to delirium, baseline function and the harms of prolonged waiting.
Read briefingSeptember 1, 2026
When ECT’s history shapes care
ECT discussions work better when clinicians address history, stigma and memory risks plainly.
Read briefingAugust 30, 2026
When can paediatric pulmonary embolism testing stop?
A negative rule helps only after the child is already judged genuinely low risk.
Read briefingAugust 26, 2026
Papilloedema can threaten vision with normal acuity
The urgent task is to confirm raised pressure, detect field loss and protect sight.
Read briefingAugust 13, 2026
Superwarfarin bleeding, hyponatraemia, infantile spasms and PEs
Structured pulmonary embolism assessment and proportionate interpretation of complement-targeted myasthenia gravis evidence.
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