48 year old female attends with abdominal bloating, constipation and weight gain.
Emergency Medicine Personified
September 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Finally a documentary that demonstrates the grueling workload; medical dilemmas; diagnostic conundrums; inter-departmental one-upmanship and cutting edge therapy that makes emergency physicians stand out from the crowd… I don’t think Ive ever seen anybody looking so peaky – get the medicine in here right now… I’m sorry Steve – I can’t let you do that. [...]
Who is Rick Disnick?
September 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As the newest member of the Lifeinthefastlane team I’d like to take the opportunity to introduce myself, rickdisnick. Those of you for which this name sounds familiar will surely remember the comedy sketch from the “Wired World of Sports” by the Twelfth Man, aka Billy Birmingham. In this, the mock interview takes place between one [...]
Swine Flu Mutation
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Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
September 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Just finished reading an amazing manuscript…’Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis: An Evidence-Based Guide to Recovery‘. It was a real eye opener! The book examines the fundamental determinants of ‘stress’ and critically evaluates the evidence associated with both the ‘prevention of’ and ‘recovery from’ illness – in particular multiple sclerosis (MS) Work + Expectation + Lifestyle = Stress [...]
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage – The ED perspective.
September 8, 2009 By 2 Comments
It is a busy Thursday evening shift and you are called to the front desk to see a 34 year old female complaining of the ‘worst’ headache of her life. The headache hit her like a ‘bolt out of the blue’ and has been unremitting ever since…
Not exactly emergency medicine is it?
September 6, 2009 By 1 Comment
More hilarious brilliance from ‘That Mitchell and Webb Look‘ – following on from their ‘homepathic A&E‘ masterpiece. This skit reminds me of a half-remembered anecdote from Frank Vertosick Jr.’s classic book about neurosurgical training, ‘When The Air Hits The Brain‘: After yet another brutal shift the Orthopedics Chief says to Frank (a neurosurgical resident at [...]
FACEM VAQ Radiology 003
September 5, 2009 By 5 Comments
A 54 year old male motorcyclist presents having crashed into the side of a stationary car at 80Kph.
FACEM VAQ ECG 005
September 3, 2009 By 3 Comments
A 34 year old male is brought into your ED as a priority call. He was working at a local restaurant when he collapsed. On arrival at the scene the ambulance crew report that he was in respiratory arrest.
FACEM VAQ 2007.1 Examiners Report
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