Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
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Technophobic and filled with mistrust relating to the Internet,physicians are stumbling awkwardly into the technological era. Like the patient suffering with Anton’s syndrome we robustly stride forward into this brave new world with ‘impervious denial’ emblazoned on our lofty banners. It is about time we shed these shackles, joined forces and embraced technological advancement…Vive la révolution
Examination Emergency Medicine is the first textbook to directly address the practical aspects of passing the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) Fellowship examination will quickly become a ‘must read’ for all potential candidates. It is a short book, easily digested in a couple of sessions if you don’t do the practice questions.
aka Neurological Mind-boggler 002 You are asked to review a 65 year-old man who is comatose (GCS 3) with small pupils (2 mm bilaterally). He has a history of diabetes mellitus and bipolar disorder. He was discharged from hospital yesterday, following a surgical procedure. Q. What are the possible causes of coma with small pupils? [...]
Answers to last week’s ‘radiological oddity’ and ‘pulmonary puzzle’ are now available: Radiological Oddity #014 Pulmonary puzzle #001 A big thanks to those who left comments – feel free to disagree with any of the answers! Also, If you’ve been following the Simon Singh vs. British Chiropracteric Association libel case (see Pseudoscience without sense), there [...]
I’ve just returned from teaching on an EMST course at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide. I think I enjoyed teaching on it more than any of the others I’ve done – plenty off laughs all round. I was reminded of a funny story from a couple of years ago, in a land far, far away [...]
