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	<title>Life in the Fast Lane</title>
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		<title>Pediatric Perplexity #001</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 7 year-old girl was brought to hospital with lethargy, irritability and vomiting. A week previously she developed chicken pox, and was treated with regular aspirin and paracetamol for fever and discomfort.]]></description>
		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/pediatric-perplexity-001/</link>
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		<title>These are a few of my Favourite things&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our recent removal from Google search has led me (slowly) to dissect the blog and try to refine the way information is stored, served and backed-up. Having adressed the page load speed, and increased the CSS compliance of the web page it was time to cull some of the slow loading and hefty plug-ins that, left unchecked, had grown to an unwieldy 68!

The plug-in review has been very helpful and has resulted in a further improvement in page load time and reduction in the plug-in load to 15. In response to recent tweets and emails I thought it might be useful to share some of my Top 9 favourite (retained) WP plugins]]></description>
		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/these-are-a-few-of-my-favourite-things/</link>
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		<title>Bad News Broken Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All doctors find breaking bad news a difficult thing to do. No matter how well prepared you are for your patient's reactions, the unexpected is always waiting around the corner.]]></description>
		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/bad-news-broken-again/</link>
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		<title>Toxicology Conundrum #025</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Think you're ready for the toxidrome challenge? you're about to find out...

How this works: The toxidromes included are those most relevant to the differential diagnosis of serotonin toxicity (see Toxicology Conundrum #024). For each toxidrome see if you can describe the classic findings for each of the clinical features listed below - click on the link to show/hide the answer.]]></description>
		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/toxicology-conundrum-025/</link>
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		<title>Little Willie the Poisoner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you know Little Willie the Poisoner?

    Willie poisoned his father's tea;
    Father died in agony.
    Mother came, and looked quite vexed:
    "Really, Will," she said, "what next?!"...]]></description>
		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/little-willie-the-poisoner/</link>
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		<title>Top Medical Search Resources 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Physicians, health professionals and the general public are increasingly turning to the internet as a source of medical information. Rapid and unimpeded access to validated, accurate, digestible and easily retrievable health information is an essential tool in the care-giving belt of the astute medical professional.
We have previously looked at some of the most useful medical [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/medical-search-engines-2009/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Just Trying To Get Clean Bro&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can only roll my eyes in despair whilst listening to the usual Saturday night conversation in Utopia. 
Muttered shadows pervade the lugubrious intermission chamber with a festive rainbow of illicit degustations. Red tablets, green pills, yellow capsules, white poppers, purple hum-dingers and now...pure bath salts.

Well, not exactly pure...]]></description>
		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/just-trying-to-get-clean-bro/</link>
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		<title>Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sternoclavicular dislocation is a relatively uncommon injury that can be easily missed or misdiagnosed. The importance in determining the direction of dislocation is emphasised by the dichotomy of management. Hence, a thorough history and examination, especially looking for evidence of compression of retrosternal structures, is paramount. Specialised sternoclavicular X-ray views should be supplemented by CT/MRI if clinical suspicion is high. Posterior dislocations necessitate prompt orthopedic referral.]]></description>
		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/sternoclavicular-joint-dislocation/</link>
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		<title>UCEM Guidelines for Constipation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ucem are proud to announce a new technique for the management of constipation in the emergency department.  We like to call it &#8216;hemicorporeal evacuation&#8217;.
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		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/ucem-guide-to-constipation/</link>
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		<title>Toxicology Conundrum #024</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A 23 year-old male is brought to your ED by a friend. He appears anxious, distressed and confused. His friend volunteers that the patient had seen a GP in the past few weeks as he was feeling depressed. The friend also admitted that the patient occasionally used recreational drugs such as marijuana and ecstasy. Further of examination of the patient was notable for the presence of shaking eye movements, brisk deep tendon reflexes and stiffness of the lower limbs...]]></description>
		<link>http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2010/02/toxicology-conundrum-024/</link>
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