Biomedical subjects

J H Alpers

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Minimum respiratory function for breath alcohol testing in South Australia.

The aim of this study was to determine if inability to complete a breath alcohol test successfully, using a Lion Alcolmeter SD-2 or Drager Alcotest 7110, was related to any of the standard parameters obtained from the lung function spirometry test. A total of 153 subjects referred to a clinical laboratory for routine lung function testing were tested using the Alcolmeter, 158 using the Alcotest, with 69 subjects completing tests on both instruments. Of the 153 patients who volunteered to use the Alcolmeter, 49 (32%) were unable to produce a valid test effort on this instrument. One subject failed to complete a satisfactory test using the Alcotest, and one was unable to master the technique. There was considerable overlap of the minimum value for each of the lung function parameters of those subjects who could or could not successfully complete the breath alcohol test. It is recommended that changes are made to both of the instruments, the techniques used and the legislation, to minimize the number of breath alcohol testing failures and to reduce the variability of the results.

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Minimum lung function for breath alcohol testing using the Lion Alcolmeter SD-400.

The aim of this study was to determine the minimum lung function required by an individual to complete a breath alcohol test successfully using a Lion Alcolmeter SD-400. A total of 331 subjects routinely referred to a busy clinical respiratory function laboratory for assessment of their lung function were tested. A total of 52 (15.7%) of these subjects were unable to provide an adequate sample after two attempts. The majority of the group (86.5%) were female. There was considerable overlap of the minimum lung function parameters between those subjects who were unsuccessful at all attempts and those who were successful. The failure rate of the subjects using the Lion Alcolmeter SD-400 was approximately 50% of that found in a previous study of the Lion SD-2.

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The Flinders experiment in medical education revisited.

OBJECTIVE: The undergraduate medical curriculum of the Flinders University of South Australia is reviewed and evaluated against American recommendations for the basic education of doctors practising in the 21st century. DATA SOURCES: Two previous articles in The Medical Journal of Australia describing earlier versions of the Flinders curriculum and the report on General Professional Education for the Physician of the Association of American Medical Colleges. DATA SYNTHESIS: The Flinders curriculum attempts to fully integrate the teaching of medical science and clinical disciplines. The earliest version of the curriculum emphasised horizontal integration of normal structure and function of body systems, followed by abnormalities of these systems, and finally clinical practice. The second version introduced vertical integration of basic science and clinical medicine within a body system. The present version attempts to balance the demands of horizontal and vertical integration. An important feature of all versions is the large proportion of time allowed for elective studies in most years of the course. CONCLUSIONS: The Flinders curriculum has been able to adapt to the changing needs of medical education because its organisation is relatively free from the constraints of departmental rivalry over resources.

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