Approach to the High Risk Blunt Trauma Patient

EM Critical Care JPEG

A question and answer review of this month’s EM Critical Care article on High-Risk Scenarios In Blunt Trauma: An Evidence-Based Approach.

Traumatic Hand Injuries

EBM

LITFL reviews the June edition of Emergency Medicine Practice on Traumatic Hand Injuries. Are you ready for the Top 10 Review Questions?

EBM Community Acquired Pneumonia

Pneumonia

Community Acquired Pneumonia EBM Review

EBM Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Pthx

Spontaneous Pneumothorax in the Emergency Department an EBM Review

EBM Acute Asthma

Asthma

Evidence based review of acute severe asthma including clinical recognition and management

EBM Oesophagogastric Varices

Varcies

EBM review of Oesophagogastric Varices assessment and management in the emergency department

EBM Upper GI Haemorrhage

UGI

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%).

EBM Acute Liver Failure

Liver Failure

Acute Liver Failure in the Emergency Department an EBM Review

EBM Diabetic Ketoacidosis

DKA

Review of EBM for the assessment and management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the emergency department

EBM Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

SAH

Review of EBM surrounding the assessment and management of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the emergency department