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Common procedures: tips and tricks – IV cannula insertion

IV cannula insertion The best way to get good at inserting cannulas is to practice, by and large it’s a feel thing, and one that you get better at as your motor-memory in your fingers improves. Like anything though, it helps to have the right technique and most of the mistakes you’ll make can be …

Tips, tricks, advice for being a medical student on the wards

Many students feel disoriented in their first clinical years attachments and the cycle continues with each subsequent attachment. To some extent this is inevitable as you will need to work out how the team conducts their day. This thread is for tips on how to get the most out of your ward attachment. Here’s a …

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A Guide To Stethoscopes: 8 Common Scopes in Review

Preamble These are common questions often asked by budding medical students when tasked with buying their first stethoscope – Which stethoscope should I buy? Are they all the same? Do I really need one? This article will attempt to quantify and qualify a group of common stethoscopes used. Do I need a stethoscope? Auscultation is …

Making a good dermatology referral over the phone

There are a few words a dermatologist likes to hear over the phone and which will indicate that you have at least some minute interest in the specialty. It’s like a mental diagnostic flow chart that allows the person on the other end of the phone to start thinking about the possible causes for the …

How to write a clinical review note

How to write a clinical review note Aside from an admission note or a progress note the other type of entry in the notes worth familiarising yourself with is the clinical review note. In NSW hospitals a nurse will call the junior doctor to review their patient if any of their observations do not fall …

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How to write an effective admissions note

The admission note for a patient is really important. For the nurses it signifies that the medical team treating the patient is aware of them and their current level of stability and that there is a plan in place for their admission. For the doctors involved in treatment it is one of the most read …

Common symbols and diagrams used in the medical notes

Everyone develops their own style for writing in the notes but these symbols and diagrams are fairly commonly recognised and effectively give a lot of information very quickly.

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How to write an effective progress note

As a medical student on the wards you’re allowed to slowly take on some responsibility for ward work and one of the things you can really be of help with is writing in the notes. While this sounds like a simple task, and is a simple task, it’s one that can be done well or …

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