Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 046

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FFFF has been in a state of aestivation of a a few weeks now. Before the din created by the “snap! crackle! pop!” of your apoptosing neurons gets too loud, we thought we’d better bring it back to help keep your brain in a healthy state.

Kia Kaha Christchurch

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To all affected by the Christchurch earthquake, the thoughts of the Life in the Fast Lane team are with you.

Who would you give the job to?

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If you’re an overseas doctor seeking to work in an Australian hospital it is vital to make a good first impression. This is not always easy to achieve.

New Bookshelf Addition

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Finally a useful addition to the bookshelf…I feel partially vindicated that the Defibritazer and UCEM are finally making a useful contribution to society!

A Lesson in History

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A man, originally from Somalia, is jaundiced and has abnormal LFTs. Can you work out the cause?

The LITFL Review 007

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The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care.

Placebo Weirdness

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Check out @ProfessorFunk’s kinetic typography take on the utter weirdness of placebos, based on information from @BenGoldacre’s superlative book, Bad Science.

Can he play?

Starting to feel the pressure ahead of this weekends big clash as the Emirates Western Force take on the Queensland Reds in Brisbane.

We are the Champions

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Heartiest congratulations to all those blogs nominated for the MedGadget awards for 2010. Unfortunately there can only be one winner in each of the categories…and the winners are

UCEM Selectively Research Rival Research Institute

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The UCEM has today received leaked information that Wakefield is set to open his own research institute to collect evidence that supports his assumptions.