Acute heart failure syndrome (AHFS) spectrum can be divided into 5 groups as regards therapeutic management
Toxicology Handbook
November 3, 2010 By 3 Comments
The Life in the Fast lane team have had great fun putting together blog posts, interrogative questions, clinical cases, frivolous trivia and putting our slant on the evidence behind emergency medicine literature. However, as well as the blog writing there has been a little bit of book writing and it is exciting to see the final stages drawing toward ‘closure’ on the four books completed this year.
EBM Migraine
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Migraine without aura (‘common’ migraine). 66-75% of migraineurs; must have had at least five attacks. Attacks lasting 4-72 hours untreated. At least 2 of headache characteristics: unilateral, pulsating or throbbing, moderate to severe, aggravated by movement. At least 1 associated symptom during headache: nausea and/or vomiting, photophobia and phonophobia.
Midwifery Preparation for Practice
November 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
Midwifery preparation to practice facilitates the maternity care provider to explore all care options to empower women throughout their pregnancy, to make informed decision regarding their care. This is demonstrated within the book by recent evidence based research findings.
EBM Chest Pain Adjunctive Therapies
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EBM review of Chest Pain Adjunctive Therapies including adjunctive anticoagulant therapy, adjunctive anti-thrombotic therapy and other therapeutic agents
EBM Chest Pain Management
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EBM Chest Pain Management including early Management of STEMI or NSTEACS, reperfusion strategies, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and thrombolysis
EBM Chest Pain
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Chest Pain and risk stratification – EBM Review. Coronary heart disease single largest cause of death (16% or 27,000) in 2007 in Australia, but down from 22% in 1998.
Penile Zipper Entrapment!
November 1, 2010 By 4 Comments
A 6-year old boy presents to ED in agony after entrapping his penis in the zipper of his new jeans. He is very distressed, unable to lay still or co-operate, and every movement of his legs makes him scream in pain as the fabric tugs on his sequestered foreskin. Do you have the skills to set him free?
