Penicillin allergies are exceptionally common – and exceptionally untrue. The oft quoted 10% cross-reactivity between penicillins and cefazolin is a relic of Penicillium past.
Author Archives: Onur Tanglay
Tirades about TI-RADS
More people have thyroid cancer than ever before, yet the mortality from thyroid cancer remains the same – low. All because none of us seem to know enough about how to thyroid nodules and their work-up.
Meningitis: The Eternal Headache
Meningitis is exceedingly rare, but a clinically pertinent emergency laced with many a myth. Click to read more, but if this is happening, give antibiotics first.
Fantastic bacteria and when to culture them
Blood cultures are often associated with a temperature above 38°C. This week, we look into the veracity of the underlying assumptions, and highlight the factors most associated with diagnostic blood cultures.
Magnesium to slow a heart going fast AF
Don’t use IV magnesium as the sole agent for rate or rhythm control.
