Scenario A 65 year old man is brought to your urban district ED from a burning factory. Firefighters found him unconscious within the building. His observations are as follows Arterial blood gases on 15 l of oxygen Question 1 List possible causes for his reduced conscious state Outline of answer Question 2 Show Question 2 [...]
Resident evaluations
August 17, 2011 By 7 Comments
Many residents are trying desperately to define their future role within the echelons of the medical specialty maze. Scutmonkey can help…
Therapeutic Showering
August 17, 2011 By 4 Comments
A review of the literature on the assessment and management of the patient suffering from cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.
FACEM SCE 2011 022
August 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Scenario A 65 year old man is brought to your urban district ED from a burning factory. Firefighters found him unconscious within the building. His observations are as follows Arterial blood gases on 15 l of oxygen Question 1 List possible causes for his reduced conscious state Outline of answer Question 2 Show Question 2 [...]
Emergency Musical Interlude XXIX
August 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
New rappers on the medical rap scene The Bougie Foundation, rap out their door-to-gangsta-times on LITFL.
Dis-ImpactED Nurse
August 16, 2011 By 7 Comments
This week Ian Miller’s blog impactednurse.com along with his twitter account and Facebook page have been removed as a result of ‘issues’ with his employer (The Canberra Hospital).
FACEM SCE 2011 012
August 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Scenario A 47 year-old woman presents to your emergency department complaining of a gradual onset generalised headache and vomiting since yesterday. Her past history includes a renal transplant 2 years ago. She appears disorientated and memory impaired. Her observations are as follows Her medications are perindopril, caltrate, prednisolone and azathioprine. Question 1 Outline the key [...]
The LITFL Review 031
August 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The LITFL weekly 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.
What Really Happens on a Hospital Night Shift
August 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Our friends over at RN Central have created a statistically based infographic outlining what really happens on a ‘typical’ night shift in the hospital…
24 hours in the ER
August 11, 2011 By 3 Comments
The trailer for the documentary ’24 hours in the ER’ – this looks like one thats not to be missed.
