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Welcome. Case of LBO. Deliberate clinical inertia.
orthopaedics
Beware the foot sprain
A 66-year-old man presented with persistent swelling and pain in his left foot after a trip and fall at a bus stop. At his first clinic visit he was able to partially weight-bear. Examination documented tenderness over the midfoot and base of the first metatarsal, but no plantar bruising was
paediatrics
Paediatric septic arthritis with no risk factors
A four-year-old New Zealand European boy presented to an urgent care facility at 9 pm with an inability to walk on his right leg. His mother reported that the previous day he had injured himself after jumping off rocks at daycare, though the event was unwitnessed. Initially, he managed with
environmental
Sea Urchin Spine Injury to the Hand
A 25-year-old right-hand dominant male student presented to an urgent care clinic with a sea urchin (Kina) spike injury to his right hand. Two days earlier, while scuba diving, he sustained multiple puncture wounds to the right palm, ring finger, and little finger. He was reviewed by his GP the