[Sinus thrombosis in a healthy female taking oral contraceptives].

A 19 year-old female presented with sudden onset of severe headache and photophobia. Clinical examination, blood tests and lumbar puncture were unremarkable.The patient was taking drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol oral contraceptives.

The significance of clinical experience on learning outcome from resuscitation training-a randomised controlled study.

Context: The impact of clinical experience on learning outcome from a resuscitation course has not been systematically investigated.

Aim: To determine whether half a year of clinical experience before participation in an Advanced Life Support (ALS) course increases the immediate learning outcome and retention of learning.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective single blinded randomised controlled study of the learning outcome from a standard ALS course on a volunteer sample of the entire cohort of newly graduated doctors from Copenhagen University.

Newly graduated doctors' competence in managing cardiopulmonary arrests assessed using a standardized Advanced Life Support (ALS) assessment.

Aim Of The Study: Several studies using a variety of assessment approaches have demonstrated that young doctors possess insufficient resuscitation competence. The aims of this study were to assess newly graduated doctors' resuscitation competence against an internationally recognised standard and to study whether teaching site affects their resuscitation competence.

Materials And Methods: The entire cohort of medical students from Copenhagen University expected to graduate in June 2006 was invited to participate in the study.