OzEMedicine - Wiki for Australian Emergency Medicine Doctors

ageing - [why do we age?]

gary1@undisclosed.example.com (gary1) — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:50:45 +0000

ageing see also: * androgen deficiency * geriatrics * longevity and immortality * wikipedia Introduction * the biologic factors causing mammalian aging process is still poorly understood * aging is one of the most common risk factors for human disease why do we age? * the rate of ageing varies substantially across different species, and this is mainly genetically based and the biological mechanisms which regulate lifespan evolved several hundred million years ago

ED Mx of vertigo and BPV - [benign positional vertigo (BPV)]

gary1@undisclosed.example.com (gary1) — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:45:46 +0000

ED Mx of vertigo and BPV see also: * neurology * ears, nose and throat surgery (ENT) * anti-emetics * central vs peripheral vertigo * see HINTS exam for vertigo and stroke * Cutting-edge technology helps Eye and Ear patients - Melbourne Neuro-ENT with special interest in vertigo introduction * all vertigo is made worse by moving the head * if vertigo lasts < 1 minute after moving the head, this suggests BPV * most other causes result in vertigo lasting hours to days

obesity and weight management - [risks of obesity]

gary1@undisclosed.example.com (gary1) — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:04:45 +0000

obesity and weight management * the obese patient in the ED * lipoedema * steatohepatitis (fatty liver) * diabetes mellitus * adipokines and adipose-derived hormones * carbohydrates and sugars * Victoria health Pathways Mx of obesity * RCH guideline - obesity and weight management Introduction * obesity is a complex major increasing global health issue * there are 3 types of fat cells: * white fat cells found in white adipose tissue (WAT) which serve mainly as energy reserves

diets and healthy foods - [Timing of food intakes]

gary1@undisclosed.example.com (gary1) — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:15:34 +0000

diets and healthy foods see also: * healthy living and diets * foods that may be toxic or bad for you * FODMAPs and the low FODMAP diet * salt / sodium in food products * honey * creatine * milk and dairy products * atherosclerosis and primary prevention * 2019 Lancet commission into best diet for health and environment * 2024: Underrated aspects of a true Mediterranean diet: understanding traditional features for worldwide application of a “Planeterranean” diet * accurate evidence…

vitamin D - [low vitamin D levels]

gary1@undisclosed.example.com (gary1) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:18:49 +0000

vitamin D see also: * calcium * calcitonin * parathyroid hormone (PTH) * bone physiology * ultraviolet light exposure (UV) * patient information sheets: * RCH - rickets (pdf) introduction * Inadequate vitamin D nutrition is associated with impaired intestinal calcium absorption and must be corrected for ingested calcium to be effective. *

oesophageal cancer - [clinical features]

gary1@undisclosed.example.com (gary1) — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:20:20 +0000

oesophageal cancer see also: * neoplasia / cancer / tumours Introduction * the most common tumours of the oesophagus are primary oesophageal tumours - in Australia, over 70% are SCC (mainly proximal), the remainder are adenocarcinoma (mainly distal). * survival is still poor, particularly if late diagnosis as metastatic disease at diagnosis reducing 12 month survival rates to a third of those with local disease only.

headache - [introduction:]

gary1@undisclosed.example.com (gary1) — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:49:11 +0000

headache see also: * meningitis * the child with headache * subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) * migraine * acute unilateral headache * cervicogenic headache * a diagnostic approach to the adult with acute headache * AFTB lectures - headache introduction: * patients with headache as a prime feature are a worrying group of patients as there are a number of potentially life threatening or morbid conditions that, although uncommon, are easily missed:

migraine - [migraine triggers:]

gary1@undisclosed.example.com (gary1) — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:34:11 +0000

migraine see also: * Mx of acute migraine * acute unilateral headache * headache * neurology * cervicogenic headache * epidemiology: * the third most common medical condition worldwide * ranks as the seventh most disabling condition in terms of years of life lost to disability * of the general population: * 24% of females aged 40yrs have migraine

air pollution and health risks - [Airborne particulate matter]

gary1@undisclosed.example.com (gary1) — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:33:38 +0000

air pollution and health risks see also: * respiratory medicine * foods that may be toxic or bad for you * risk and the perception of risk * exposome and health * it is not only air pollutants that are bad for you, dry air (eg. prolonged air conditioning) or prolonged exposure to cold air is also bad for you (WHO recommends minimum household temperatures of 18degC)