The Ballad of Eric’s Prostate starts with an unusual finding hidden inside a patient’s jocks…
The BurnDoc’s ICU Rounds
January 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The LITFL team recently added the ICU Rounds podcast to our easy-to-search database of free online podcasts. This podcast has been running for a couple of years now, and is produced by the exceptionally prolific Jeffrey Guy. Dr Guy has specialty training in burn surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care and is an Associate Professor [...]
A Ward Round with the Professor of Surgery
August 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Professor of Surgery leads his Professorial train on a ward round the night before surgery.
“Look, Mr. Arbuckle. I’m the Professor. You’re no good the way you are. So tomorrow, I’m going to fix you. There are some risks, but you don’t need to worry about them. OK? See you tomorrow.”
Gut ache or Gordian knot?
July 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A 29 year-old man has recurrent abdominal pain. Can you make the diagnosis where others have failed?
Recombinant Factor VIIa to the rescue!?
July 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The trauma room has turned into a blood bath. You’re going to have to buy new shoes. What should you throw at the patient – the kitchen sink or Factor seven?
SurgeXperiences 318
March 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
SurgeXperiences is a fortnightly blog carnival bringing together surgically-related posts from the best and brightest of the blogosphere.
AO Surgery Reference
February 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
Traumatology today encompasses such a vast wealth of knowledge that no single surgeon can cope with all this information, and daily clinical life hardly leaves any time for academic research. That’s exactly where the AO Surgery Reference steps in: Here you´ll find all the specialized knowledge you might need in your daily clinical life, accessible online from any office, library or operating room – wherever there is Internet access. – www.aosurgery.org
Operation
January 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
State of Confusion
December 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
The surgical team left the old man’s bedside as the ward round came to an end. “That chap’s really not with it is he?”, said the Surgeon to his House Officer. “Perhaps we should get the medics to have a look at him. Do you think his state of confusion is acute or chronic?”.
Funny Bone #001
December 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Five surgeons are discussing who were the best patients to operate on. The first surgeon says, ‘I like to see Accountants on my operating table because when you open them up, everything inside is numbered.’ The second responds, ‘Yeah, but you should try Electricians! Everything inside them is colour-coded.’ The third surgeon says, ‘No, I [...]
