Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
Emergency Medicine education blog
It can be easy to lose sight of the reasons why we provide our time; why we strive to extend our knowledge base; and why we stretch our waking hours to accomodate those requiring assistance. Our daily mantra needs to include re-centralisation and a grounded abstinence from self-glorification…answers to clinical problems may lie in medical management, surgical intervention and pharmacological intervention, but we must never forget the power of empathy – a drug underutilised in modern medicine
Given the fact that over 90% of the Life in the Fast Lane readership reside in countries outside Australia, we try to share a little piece of Australiana every now and again…Mumbrella revealed the new Nothing Like Australia musical spectacular…the Australian tourism advertisement is directed by Michael Gracey, and features iconic Australian imagery
A 5 year-old boy is ‘off his face’ after drinking what looked like a nice bottle of cordial. It was actually radiator coolant. You are called for advice.
In the future infectious diseases specialists will not only have human infections and zoonoses to deal with, but gizmonotic diseases (like computer viruses) as well.
Feeling a bit wound-up…feeling a bit frazzled by Friday? Relax and unwind with some medical trivia…with push-bang, leathery delight and ants in your pants
Predictably the Stethedphone is a headset that looks like a stethoscope and comes with a remote and mic. It allows you to make and receive calls, access voice-control features, and listen to music from your iPhone or iPod. The scope is made from ultra light and flexible plastic, plus three sizes of soft silicone ear tips add extra comfort.
Mephedrone is a new stimulant drug being abused on the street, and has recently been discovered in Australia. The following review provides emergency clinicians with assessing managing patients under the influence of mephedrone.
What happens when a gang of echocardiography gurus from Vienna get together to make a website? 123sonography, that’s what. Franz Wiesbauer, Thomas Binder and colleagues have combined to produce a slick video-based teaching blog that comprehensively covers the practical art and science of echocardiography.
An intern in the emergency department has been nervously standing behind you for the past ten minutes while you’ve dealt with a barrage of phone calls. He wants to discuss the positive d-dimer result of the patient he is working up. Y
