It’s time for the LITFL team to highlight how awesome our ECG Library is… including some new additions and a page featuring Nick Tullo great ECG Academy videos.
The power of social media leads to reversal
September 26, 2011 By 14 Comments
A reader (Christopher Watford) recently contacted the LITFL team with a query regarding a Visual Aid Question (VAQ) from the first sitting of the 2007 examination. So the team set about investigating the validity of the query using the power of social media…
SAQ Paediatrics 020
August 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A 5 year old boy presents with an acute exacerbation of asthma. On examination there is reduced air entry bilaterally with expiratory wheeze. He has tracheal tug, sub costal recession and is tachypnoeic. Initial pulse oximetry reveals oxygen saturation of 85% on room air. He has had no treatment prior to arriving in the emergency department.
SAQ Admin 020
August 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Scenario After a recent significant adverse event following the insertion of a central venous line you have been asked to investigate emergency department central line insertion. Question a. List the factors that may contribute to such adverse events during central venous line placement (30%) b. Describe the measures that may be used to prevent or [...]
SAQ Core 026
August 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
You are working in an urban district hospital with no obstetric or neonatal service. A 28 week pregnant woman presents in premature labour. Examination reveals an absence of bleeding and a closed cervical os
SAQ Trauma 018
August 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A 21 year old man is brought in by ambulance after being struck in the anterior midline of the neck with a hockey stick. Initial evaluation reveals he has a hoarse voice, large haematoma and tenderness of the anterior neck. He is alert and has no other injuries.
SAQ Medicine 025
August 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A 72 year old man presents from a nursing home with 4 days of increasing confusion. His GP letter notes that he has a history of dementia, hypertension and ischaemic heart disease.
VT or not VT? That is the question…
August 24, 2011 By 8 Comments
“VT or not VT? That is the question…” you muse. Then your patient Bill says “A shock, a shock, my kingdom for a shock”…
SAQ Core 025
August 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
Scenario A 55 year old man collapses on emerging from the water after snorkelling on a Queensland beach. He is rapidly transported to the emergency department Question a. List your differential for this man’s condition (30%) b. Outline the features on your assessment that would indicate a marine envenomation (70%) Answer Answer and Interpretation FACEM [...]
SAQ Resus 019
August 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
A morbidly obese but otherwise healthy 30 year old woman is brought to your emergency department suffering from shortness of breath after a 3 day viral prodrome. You estimate her weight to be 150kg
