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AEQUANIMITAS
http://precordialthump.medbrains.net/
The title AEQUANIMITAS gives due reverence to the great hero of modern clinical medicine, Sir William Osler. The site consists of thoughts, stories and anecdotes from my experiences as a doctor and student (truth mixed with fiction to protect the innocent) together with resources and discussions of topics relevant to emergency medicine, toxicology and intensive care. To this concoction is added a tincture of literature, history and philosophy.
Recent Posts
The End of AEQUANIMITAS
That’s right, you read correctly. The blog AEQUANIMITAS has come to an end. Overcome with shock and surprise you gasp: “What is this - blogicide?… But what about all the ‘Problems in Toxicology’ you promised?… The ...
When Doug met Struan
The incomparable Douglas Adams, of “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ” fame, needs no introduction. Struan Sutherland, however, is a name obscure to most of the world, but not the world of venoms and poisons. His magnum opus, ...
And the winner is…
prn penguin!!! That’s right, the event that cast a long shadow over the recent Oscar awards has come to a close. And, with the counting of votes completed and checked and rechecked, we can see that prn penguin has deservedly been crowned the i...
Echo of the widow Dimanche
The registrar stood open-mouthed next to the professor. Before them was a twisted unicorn’s horn, an echo of that owned by the widow Dimanche, who sold water-cress in the streets of Paris. The patient was unmoved. Plans were made for the remova...
Happy Darwin Day!
February 12th 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of my favourite medical dropout, Charles Darwin. Darwin Day is a way of celebrating the great man’s contribution to science (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online) and, more gener...
To the Night-shift A&E doctor…
It’s four in the morning. It’s been a long night… I know, believe me. But before you discharge the 60 year-old man who came in gasping for air a few hours earlier, take the time to consider a few things. Listen to the history, the ...


Eclectic literary journey through toxicology and medicine - great read
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