[Traumatic osteoarticular radiography: indications and systematic interpretation].

In most cases, conventional radiology interpretations are straightforward, enabling a precise diagnosis to be made by combining them with a range of anamnestic and clinical arguments. However, omitting post-traumatic osteoarticular anomalies when interpreting radiographs can have serious functional consequences for the patient. In order to prevent diagnostic errors, it is essential to be aware of certain rules governing the indication of imaging and its systematic interpretation.

[Telemedicine and emergency medicine].

With the rise of technology and digitization, telemedicine is a communication tool that facilitates remote care. By helping healthcare professionals in assessing, diagnosing, referring or even treating patients, this tool offers an alternate way to the consultations in emergency departments, which are increasingly overloaded with non-urgent consultations. Telemedicine can therefore be of invaluable help in restoring emergency services to their primary mission, which is to deal with emergency situations as quickly as possible and in the best possible conditions for patients and caregivers.

[BCGitis following intravesical administration of bacillus Calmette-Guérin].

Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy is currently the most effective treatment for non-infiltrating bladder tumors. Although rare, « BCGitis », local or disseminated, is a serious complication of this therapy. The diagnosis is difficult and often delayed but the infection may progress to multi-systemic failure and can be fatal.

[Unusual alcoholic weaning, complicated: do you check the blood phosphate?].

A 65 year old alcoholic man was hospitalized because he was tired, hypotonic, with postural tremor. The neurologic symptoms increased during the first two days despite an adequate therapy for alcoholic weaning with hydratation, benzodiazepines and vitamins. A severe hypophosphatemia is diagnosed, associated with hypovitaminosis D, mild hypomagnesemia, mild hypokaliemia and a refeeding syndrome.