EBM review of Oesophagogastric Varices assessment and management in the emergency department
A Subtle Sign of Something Sinister…
November 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
Can you spot the subtle ECG abnormality that will help you nail the diagnosis in this patient with chest pain?
Letter From America #5
November 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
Well that’s it, just like that the conference has come to end. The last few days have been a wild ride through the essentials of emergency medicine. Mel Herbert and his team have put on one hell of a show, and San Francisco played host superbly
LITFL Medical Blog on Facebook
November 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
Life in the Fast lane has just reached 1,000 ‘likes’ on it’s Facebook Page and to celebrate this momentous occasion we thought we would share some of the statistical analysis with you, the reader…
EBM Upper GI Haemorrhage
November 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Upper GI Haemorrhage EBM Review. Commonest causes: peptic ulcer (35-50%); oesophagitis (20-30%); duodenitis/gastritis/erosions (10-20%); varices (5-12%); Mallory-Weiss tear (2-5%); tumour (2-5%); angiodysplasia (2-3%); aorto-enteric fistula (<1%).
Letter From America #4
November 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Days 2 and 3 of essentials 2010 have come and gone. It was no surprise to me, nor to other EMCrit fanatics, that Scott Weingart, MD stole the show with his talks on (p)re-oxygenation; delayed sequence intubation, and post-arrest care. More detailed information on these topics be found on EMCrit – go there now!
EBM Acute Liver Failure
November 14, 2010 By 2 Comments
Acute Liver Failure in the Emergency Department an EBM Review
Letter From America #3
November 13, 2010 By 6 Comments
The bang was provided by the force of nature otherwise known as William “Billy” Mallon, M.D. perhaps the most natural candidate for F.UCEM status alive today. His keynote consisted of a few trademark rants…
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 038
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Time to challenge that cerebral cortex and put on those ‘mental’ dancing shoes as we trip the light fantastic of medical trivia, and lift the latch on the cage of the tiger of tease…so watch out for baboons as you embark on the Funtabulously, Frivolous Friday Five…but first some Corrections
Letter From America #2
November 12, 2010 By 4 Comments
Bushy tailed and bright-eyed, I found myself a seat at the trauma review precourse at USC Essentials of emergency medicine in San Francisco. Beneath the vent of an overenthusiastic air conditioning system I soon stopped shivering as profound hypothermia took an insidious hold. Fortunately the pre-precourse warm up involved a big screen appearance of my esteemed countrymen the Flight of the Conchords and their number 23 hit “Hurt Feelings”
