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Posted in Emergency Musical Interlude, education, emergency medicine, humor on Oct 23rd, 2008
Prolixity Eponymously Personified in Acronymous Verse
Warning: acronyms may easily offend
Horn Concerto No.1 in AT major - thanks to Amateur Transplants
Posted in Emergency Musical Interlude, education, emergency medicine on Oct 18th, 2008
Finals, Fellowships and Flummoxing Frustration
A is foir Air
B is for Bleeding
C is for Cyclizine
I still have that sinking feeling…Amateur Transplant Genius
Posted in Administration, emergency medicine, humor on Oct 15th, 2008
A colleague just reminded me of one of my favorite ’letters’ published in The Courier Mail, Queensland, Australia on May 04 2008. It pertains to the workings of the emergency physician. For more information on emergency medicine and waiting times - read Primum Non Nocere…
Dear Potential Patient,
I WORK in a public hospital emergency department, so that means [...]
Posted in AFTB lecture, Hepatology, education, elearning, emergency medicine, evidence based medicine, gastroenterology, lecture on Oct 4th, 2008
DEFINITION
Hyperacute liver failure
Presents within 7 days of onset. 36% survival with medical management alone (single most common cause in UK and USA is paracetamol poisoning).
Acute liver failure
Encephalopathy, coagulopathy and jaundice presenting within 8-28 days in patient with previously normal liver. More likely (with hyperacute group) to get cerebral oedema (80%).
Subacute liver failure
Presents from 29-72 days, [...]
The 28-hour-day
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