The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care.
Happy is as Happy does
February 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
Happiness begets happiness…especially if you are central to the causation of happiness. A study from Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego found that people at the center of the social network tend to be happier…and they are more susceptible to the waves of happiness that spread throughout the network.
Post-op Pacing Puzzler
February 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
Night shift in the surgical ICU and one of your post-op cardiac patients is showing some worrying rhythms on their ECG monitor. Can you diagnose the problem and keep them alive until the morning?
Two halves don’t make a whole
February 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I just need to get a couple of thoughts from my rambling mind and allow them to scurry around the page for a while – a bit of fresh air will do them good
Coronary Care Manual 2e – Review
February 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Review of Peter L Thompson’s “Coronary Care Manual (2E)”.
Own the Airway!
February 9, 2011 By 11 Comments
The LITFL team have scoured the web to find the best collection of online instructional videos known to man or woman to help you ‘own the airway’!
A Change of Direction
February 8, 2011 By 11 Comments
I have taken on a new challenge as team doctor for the Emirates Western Force (EWF) Super XV Rugby Union Team in Perth, Western Australia
SAQ Paediatrics 019
February 8, 2011 By
A 2 year old boy presents in status epilepticus for 40 minutes. After witnessing two unsuccessful attempts at intravenous cannulation, his mother becomes distressed and is interfering in the resuscitation.
SAQ Core 024
February 8, 2011 By
Compare and contrast the clinical features which differentiate cauda equina syndrome and Guillain-BarreĢ syndrome.
SAQ Trauma 017
February 8, 2011 By
A 25 year old man presents to your emergency department following an accidental exposure of the whole of his right hand to a 35% solution of hydrofluoric acid. He has no other injuries.
