Clin IQ

16/08/2026

😜😅 Be honest, we've all thought it...

09/08/2026

Learn how to ace your referencing! 👇🏼
Getting this right is a great way to ensure you aren't losing unnecessary marks.

Referencing does not need to be the hardest part of your assignment...

05/08/2026

My eyes are burningggg from all the applications I've been reading these last few weeks and there's a common theme throughout them all - many (many!) claims, but no evidence.

"I have excellent communication skills."
Do you? Demonstrate it! Provide a specific example relevant to the role you are applying for. Use OSAOC for every criteria.

Opener • Situation • Action • Outcome • Closer.

Get the full panel playbook - link in bio.

12/07/2026

If you can’t deliver high-quality CPR for two minutes, get out of the way.

This is my absolute pet hate! Rotating compressors every 30 seconds means unnecessary interruptions and every time compressions stop, coronary perfusion pressure falls and has to be built back up again. Choose your compressors properly.�
* Monitor CPR quality.
* Switch when quality deteriorates.
* Minimise interruptions.

But six people rotating through 30 seconds of compressions each? That’s not a resus strategy. That’s a very morbid version of musical chairs.

Hill #2. I’ll die on it.

What’s yours? 👇🏼

08/07/2026

The Strava stats that nobody asked for - a day on the MET page. Apparently healthcare shifts count as endurance sports... Strava call me 😜 📞

18/06/2026

Rapid Response Team meds.

Know what they are (and what they do!) before you're opening the resus drug box at 3am.

💉 Lignocaine → Refractory VT/VF; local anaesthetic

💉 Amiodarone → Shockable arrest algorithm; AF; VT

💉 Magnesium Sulfate → Torsades de Pointes; hypomagnesaemia; severe asthma; eclampsia

💉 Sodium Bicarbonate → Severe metabolic acidosis; hyperkalaemia; sodium channel blocker toxicity

💉 Naloxone → Opioid toxicity

💉 Metaraminol → Hypotension

💉 Adrenaline → Cardiac arrest; anaphylaxis; severe bradycardia

💉 Calcium Chloride → Hyperkalaemia; calcium channel blocker toxicity; hypocalcaemia; Hyperkalaemia

💉 Glucose 50% → Severe hypoglycaemia

💉 Atropine → Symptomatic bradycardia

The best time to learn what's in the box is not when someone asks you to open it.

💾 Save this for your next shift or deterioration OSCE.

👇 What's the drug in your resus trolley that people seem least confident with?

07/06/2026

I spent the weekend marking 47 assignments. And honestly? I could tell within the first two lines whether a student was heading for a fail, a pass or a distinction.

It's not about word count. It's not about sounding smart. It's about one thing most students completely miss right from the opening sentence.

If you're a nursing student, med student or allied health student with assignments coming up - watch this. And share it to anyone who needs it.

I've also put everything I know as a marker and lecturer into an assignment blueprint - link in the comments 👇

05/06/2026

The 4 H’s and 4 T’s are not a shopping list.

Yes, you need to systematically work through every reversible cause. But not like this:

“It’s not hypoxia.”
“It’s not hypovolaemia.”
“It’s not hyperkalaemia.”
“It’s not tension pneumothorax.”

That’s not clinical reasoning. That’s alphabet aerobics.

What I want to hear is:
“Hypoxia is unlikely to be the primary cause because the patient had normal respiratory function prior to arrest, but we’ll optimise oxygenation with a definitive airway and ventilate with 100% oxygen.”

“There is likely at least relative hypovolaemia given the patient has arrested, so we’ll ensure 2x wide-bore access and run a litre of saline stat.”

“Hyperkalaemia is possible given the renal history/ECG changes, so let’s treat empirically while confirming with blood gas.”

The acronym is there to structure your thinking — not replace it.

Good resus leadership sounds like:
• Recognise the pattern.
• Explain your reasoning.
• Optimise what you can.
• Treat what fits.
• Keep reassessing.

That’s the difference between reciting ALS…

…and actually leading ALS.

26/05/2026

ChatGPT can help you write your assignment…
…in the same way scissors can help you cut your own bangs at 2am. ✂️💀

AI is a tool, not a substitute for critical thinking, clinical reasoning, or actually understanding your content.

3 ways to use AI smarter:
• Use it to brainstorm structure and ideas
• Get feedback on clarity and flow
• Test your understanding by explaining concepts back to you

Don’t use it to:
🚫 fabricate references
🚫 write things you don’t understand
🚫 submit generic fluff your lecturer has read 47 times this week

The students who do best don’t avoid AI completely, they learn how to use it properly.”