Intralipid is one of the most exciting developments in clinical toxicity. Is its ability to bring patients back from the dead a myth or a miracle?
EBM Status Epilepticus
October 31, 2010 By 2 Comments
Status Epilepticus: Synonyms: overt, geneneralised tonic-clinic, major motor SE. Defined as a seizure lasting over 5 mins, or two or more seizures without recovery in between.
Resus TV
October 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Life in the Fast Lane review a new Australian based emergency medicine video podcast on examining the finer points of acute medical emergency management – ResusTV.
EBM Acute Stroke
October 30, 2010 By 1 Comment
Stroke is the second commonest cause of death (10-12%), consumes >4% total healthcare costs, and is commonest cause of adult disability in western world. 80-85% are ischaemic (thrombotic or embolic) and 15-20% the more lethal haemorrhagic stroke (including 5% SAH), of which over 50% will die by 1 month.
EBM Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Pedagogical disambiguation: Emergency Medicine Lecture Notes and Evidence Based emergency medicine principles from Professor A.F.T Brown and Life in the Fast Lane team. Latest Guidelines International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR). 2010 International Consensus on CPR and ECC Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR). Circulation 2010; 122 (Suppl 2):S250-S581. (12 papers) European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation [...]
The College Lecture Series FRACP
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Prof Anthony F T Brown knuckles down and gets to grips with the evidence surrounding assessment and management in acute medicine for the annual FRACP lecture series. Prof Brown aims to contextualize the most pertinent evidence based information pertaining to acute medical emergencies in summative statements.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 036
October 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those ‘mental’ dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease…so watch out for baboons as you embark on the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five…
Resuscitation Guidelines 2010
October 27, 2010 By 6 Comments
Resuscitation Guidelines for 2010 are out for the UK, Europe and the United States. We’re still waiting for ours in Australia… Here is where to find the new guidelines and a few of the ‘moves and shakes’ are highlighted.
Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2010
October 26, 2010 By 2 Comments
I’m starting to getting pretty pumped about the upcoming Essentials of Emergency Medicine 2010 conference in San Francisco, coming to us courtesy of emergency edumacation guru and classic Aussie export Mel Herbert.
Ds and Vs, and can’t stand up
October 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
A 5 year old boy presents vomiting and diarrhoea. He is very weak, to the point where he’s been having trouble standing up. Can you get him back on his feet?
