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Life in the Fast Lane

Featured articles from Life in the Fast Lane, our sister blog on emergency medicine, e-learning and health 2.0.

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TB Learning Zone

I have just registered and completed a fantastic educational initiative on Tuberculosis (TB) – TB Learning Zone - produced by Oxford Immunotec. Registration is free and it takes about 90 minutes to complete the training in the Learning Zone. After completion of the training the user gains access to a great PowerPoint presentation filled with high quality images. A very useful tool for students... [Read more]

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The Two Faces of Swine Flu

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 Lane’ comment on swine flu was made before the pandemic was declared, and centered... [Read more]

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What is Brugada Syndrome?

A 21 year old male of Asian descent has presented to your ED following a brief episode of syncope. He feels fine now and wants to go home. His ECG looks like this: Brugada type 1 Brugada Syndrome Brugada Syndrome is an ECG abnormality with a high incidence of sudden death in patients with structurally normal hearts. First described in 1992 by the Brugada brothers, the disease has since had an exponential... [Read more]

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Toxicology Conundrum #017

Your next patient is a 26 year-old female who claims to have ingested 40 x citalopram hydrobromide tablets (40mg each) about 3 hours ago. She appears anxious with a heart rate of 95/min. She is alert, orientated and has bilaterally equal 4mm pupils. Further examination is unremarkable. Questions Q1. Describe the toxicodynamics and toxicokinetics of citalopram. Q2. What is the risk assessment for this... [Read more]

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Isolated Volar Distal Ulnar Dislocation

Dislocation of the distal radio-ulna joint (DRUJ) is an extremely rare injury, particularly when it occurs without associated fractures of the distal radius and ulna. Isolated volar dislocations of the ulna in relation to the radius are much less common than dorsal dislocations because specific mechanisms are required to generate such an injury. As a result of this, plus the subtlety of clinical signs,... [Read more]

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Can we fix our ailing hospital emergency departments?

I was in Sydney on Monday to attend a fantastic discussion forum on ‘SBS Insight’ hosted by Jenny Brockie. The estimate of about 1500 deaths a year due to overcrowded emergency departments…from the period 2002- 2004 roughly corresponds to the road toll each year at that time. The title of the discussion was broad – ‘Can we fix our ailing hospital emergency departments?‘... [Read more]

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Domhnall Brannigan MB BCh BAO BA, Australia
I am a final year advanced trainee of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine. I...

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i am a dental professional , doing my post graduation in public health and hosp management...

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GP with an interest in medical politics, travel and golf.

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