By Dr Irwin Lim on December 19, 2016

A swollen knee in a young woman needs a reason. What’s the most common cause? Actually, I don’t know the answer to that exactly. But when a ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on September 28, 2016

Just a quick thought regarding the use of MRI for inflammatory spinal pain. MRIs are often thought of as the "gold standard" to aid diagnosis in ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 21, 2016

Last post, I wrote about the EVOLVE initiative, based on the international ‘Choosing Wisely’ campaign, which seeks to get us doctors to consider ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 18, 2016

It’s really common for a rheumatologist to see patients who present with a positive ANA result. Sometimes, the test was performed for obscure ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 8, 2015

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist I've been playing with a new iPad app, Adobe Slate, to try and present information in a more engaging way. Showing ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on April 1, 2015

I'm giving a talk to some local GPs tonight. My talk's title is: "How to interpret a positive ANA? Is it worth measuring?" A common presentation to ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on January 14, 2015

Carpal tunnel syndrome is common. After feeling pain, tingling, numbness and/or weakness in the hand for some time, the sufferer seeks some medical ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on October 12, 2014

Our clinic's ultrasound setup By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Another sunny, glorious Sydney weekend. I spent it indoors. Being upskilled. With a ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on March 23, 2014

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist Young 20-something year-old man walks into their health professional's clinic. "My right knee just started to become ...

By Dr Irwin Lim on February 23, 2014

By Dr Irwin Lim, Rheumatologist My grandmother lives overseas. A couple of months ago, she developed pain and swelling in the joints. She gets the ...