The dangers of acronyms

22/05/2024 by Bob Dunn

A segment on acronyms, and particularly the dangers of them in Emergency Medicine practice and examinations has been added to the Educational techniques page.

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Steroids for brain tumours

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Associate Professor Robert Dunn

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Dr Deborah O'Brien
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eGFR = 186 × (SCr x 0.0113)-1.154 × (age) - 0.203 [× 0.742 if female]

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Fractures are just soft tissue injuries in which a bone is broken.

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