Year 2023

Heneage Ogilvie

Sir William Heneage Ogilvie (1887-1971) was a British surgeon. Described Ogilvie Syndrome (1948) and Thomas sign (1955)

LITFL Fellowship Finishing School FFS 680

Antepartum haemorrhage

Antepartum haemorrhage (APH) is defined as any bleeding from the genital tract after the 20th week of pregnancy and before the onset of labour.

LITFL Fellowship Finishing School FFS 680

Amniotic Fluid Embolism

Amniotic Fluid Embolism is a rare catastrophic condition that occurs during labour, delivery or shortly after delivery. AKA anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy.

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CT Case 055

A 10-month-old male is brought into ED by his parents with unexplained reduced level of consciousness and vomiting.

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CT Case 054

A 54-year-old man walks into emergency 3 hours after a 150kg plank of wood fell on his head. He has obvious external signs of head injury

Roser-Nélaton line 680

Roser-Nélaton line

Roser-Nélaton line. The theoretical line drawn from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to tuberosity of the ischium, in the moderately flexed hip.

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CT Case 053

A 25-year-old man is brought in by ambulance having been found on the side of a motorway after a presumed pedestrian vs car accident.

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CT Case 052

A 50-year-old woman presents with 4 days of abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and inability to open her bowels. You suspect a bowel obstruction...