Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog
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Hear that? Its not the sound of one hand clapping but the “snap! crackle! pop!” of your apoptosing neurons! Save them by dousing them in 5 pints of FFFF! This week’s FFFF would not have been possible without WhoNamedIt, and is for the eponymophiliac Oslerphiles among us… Osler displaying the studious dedication necessary to maintain [...]
Two quick ECG problems for you this week. See if you can spot the common thread.
Reuben Strayer’s blog Emergency Medicine Updates gets a good ‘ole fashioned LITFL shout out. Some awesome links to click in this one.
What resources must the budding Oslerophile seek out? Here are the LITFL-approved books and websites for learning about Sir William Osler.
Resusci Sharon and CPR Tracey are now available for purchase. But at what price? UCEM looks at the price of ‘similar’ models on the market…
Jelinek and Brown announce that Emergency Medicine Australasia is taking a stand against drug company advertising. The LITFL team applauds!
The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care.
A 45 year old orchard worker presents following an accidental exposure to organophosphate spray. He looks anxious and complains of abdominal pain, vomiting and weakness.
On examination you note muscle fasciculations, lacrimation, salivation, and widespread wheeze on chest auscultation.
A 2 year old child with severe dehydration arrives in the emergency department. He is floppy and unresponsive. Soon after arrival he suffers a PEA (Pulseless Electrical Activity) arrest.
A surgical registrar would like to admit an 85 year old woman with constipation to your observation ward
