Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation training, knowledge and attitudes of newly-qualified doctors in New Zealand in 2003.

Objective: To assess the resuscitation knowledge and confidence of newly-qualified doctors in New Zealand (NZ) in 2003.

Design: Anonymous questionnaires were distributed to all newly-qualified doctors in NZ (n=279).

Participants: Two hundred and thirty-three respondents from hospitals throughout NZ (84% response rate).

Needle core biopsy for the assessment of unilateral breast masses in men.

Although unilateral male breast swelling is relatively common, a histological diagnosis is infrequently obtained. From 1998 to 2003 we routinely performed needle core biopsy on all men presenting with unilateral breast swelling in whom there was diagnostic uncertainty. Of 113 patients, 93% had gynaecomastia, two patients had primary breast cancer and one had metastatic lymphoma.

Essential oil poisoning: N-acetylcysteine for eugenol-induced hepatic failure and analysis of a national database.

Unlabelled: We present a 15-month-old boy who developed fulminant hepatic failure after ingesting 10 ml of clove oil. After 24 h, the ALT level was in excess of 13,000 U/l, with blood urea and creatinine of 11.8 mmol and 134 micromol/l respectively.

Hashimoto's encephalopathy: an unusual cause of seizures in the intensive care unit.

Objective: To present a case study of Hashimoto's encephalopathy.

Design: Case report.

Setting: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Nottingham University Hospital, UK.