A 70 year old woman presents with two days of increasing abdominal pain and vomiting. Describe and interpret her abdominal X-ray
Quiz Investigations 017
March 10, 2010 By
A 65 year old woman with a history of osteoporosis and depression presents with two weeks of increasing confusion and malaise.
Quiz Radiology 025
March 10, 2010 By
A 38 year old woman presents with severe pain in her right foot after a fall from her motorcycle 2hours earlier. She has no other injuries.
Quiz ECG 023
March 10, 2010 By
A 57 year old woman presents with an episode of 8 hours central chest pain which resolved spontaneously two hours ago. She has a past history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and is on no regular medication. Her vital signs are normal.
Medgadget Medical Blog Awards 2009
January 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It is an honor to be nominated for an award at the 2009 Medical Weblog Awards hosted by Medgadget and sponsored by Epocrates.
Greatest Hits 2009
December 30, 2009 By 3 Comments
We moved to a new website and, in the process, completely disappeared off the Google radar. We have seen the birth (by traumatic caesarean section) of the Utopian College of Emergency for Medicine, which will undoubtedly mature into a dominant force in the (tiny) world of medical satire (even if we are the only ones who ‘get it’…).
The Two Faces of Swine Flu
October 1, 2009 By 3 Comments
The sun is making more frequent cameos in our part of the world, suggesting summer may be on its way. Another, but less obvious, indicator of the change in seasons is the gradual decline in patients with swine flu (H1N1 09 influenza) needing treatment in our intensive care units. The last ‘Life in the Fast [...]
FACEM Fellowship Exam 2009.1 VAQ
May 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The team at Life in the Fast Lane are developing a FACEM Fellowship examination assistance package. In the first instance we will be describing the Fellowship curriculum; reviewing the recommended reading and providing annotated examples of past Visual Aid Questions [VAQ]. Each year there are two sittings of the Fellowship examination. Here is the 2009.1 [...]
Quiz Radiology 002
May 1, 2009 By
An 89 year old woman presents to your Emergency Department with a two week history of several falls and new right sided weakness…Describe and interpret her CT scan
Quiz Trauma 002
May 1, 2009 By
A 25 year old man is brought to your Emergency Department after a motorcycle accident. His only complaint is severe right arm pain…Describe and interpret his X-ray
