Robert Frost’s poem, “Out, Out -”, evokes the senseless madness that we see daily in the ED and in the ICU.
Choosing Life or Death
January 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
UCEM Prepares For Mass Overdose
January 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
Egerton Y. Davis IV has urged UCEM toxicologists to be on stand-by for potentially one of the worst voluntary mass poisonings the world has seen.
UCEM Adopts New Polypill
January 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
UCEM is pleased to announced that all fondling members of the college subspecialising in the ‘Brave New World’ of Waiting Room Medicine will be provided with access to this new productivity aid:
Once Were Warriors
January 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
Blood slowly dripped from two linear slits on the left side of the man’s chest. He focused on the doctor with a wide eyed stare and spoke in an anxious whisper:
“Doc, don’t let me die… don’t let me die, doc.”
Couch Medicine
January 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
With ED overcrowding hitting record levels and budgets cuts carrying on from the last decade. Our intoxicated patients can’t handle the concept of waiting room medicine and prefer the monitored couch approach in the comfort of their home.
Medgadget Medical Blog Awards 2009
January 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It is an honor to be nominated for an award at the 2009 Medical Weblog Awards hosted by Medgadget and sponsored by Epocrates.
Rapidly progressive respiratory failure
January 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A 30 year old male presents with a 3 day history of fevers and increasing breathlessness. On presentation he is noted to be severely hypoxic with sats of 80% on room air. The following chest X-ray is obtained:
Signs of Imminent Admission
January 18, 2010 By 7 Comments
