PASSING ON THE BATON 2020

Every year in Sri Lanka at least two new batches […]

MEDICAL CASE 19 – FATAL ALLERGIES

Everybody knows somebody (if not themselves) that has an “allergy” […]

MEDICAL CASE 17 – WHEN THE LARGE PIPES GET BLOCKED

Obstruction of the intestines is a common surgical emergency that […]

MEDICAL CASE 16 – BLEEDING POOP

Rectal bleeding, or haematochezia as it is medically known, is […]

BLOOD GASES – THE BASICS

Arterial/venous blood gases are not as commonly done in some […]

MEDICAL CASE 12 – UNEXPECTED VISITORS – OF THE SLIMY KIND!

One of my biggest fears are snakes. Venomous or not, […]

ON-CALL SURVIVAL GUIDE

I really detest night on-calls. They are exhausting and put […]

NEONATAL RESUSCITATION – THE BASICS

As an intern in the postnatal ward (which should happen […]