LITFL Update 045
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Something in the eye? Before you reach for the needle, check out this complete guide to ocular foreign body removal—techniques, rust ring management, and sight-saving pearls included.
Reviewed 7000+ original papers over 10 years to build the Eponymictionary. Along the way, I created a searchable database of modern and historical journal abbreviations, with formal titles and FOAMed links where available.
Overview of cerebellum and basal ganglia roles in motor control. Covers cerebellar anatomy, function, and pathology, plus motor pathways, common cerebellar afflictions, and related movement disorders like Parkinson’s and Huntington’s.
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In emergency medicine, life and death can seem like binary outcomes—but intensivist and palliative care specialist Dr. Matt Hooper urges a middle path. In this podcast from the London Trauma Conference, he shares practical, compassionate end‑of‑life care strategies for acute and critical settings.
Dr. Patricia Lee, Emergency Medicine physician and Assistant Professor, shares a female perspective on the “EM expert” mindset in this episode of Emergency Medicine Cases—covering pre‑shift prep, managing interruptions, resus leadership, and post‑shift decompression in Emergency Medicine. A practical and eye-opening listen.
A standout talk on cardiogenic shock from the 10th Annual Emergency Cardiology Symposium, hosted by the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Rohit Menon covers common errors, plus labs, echo, RV failure, inotropes, and when to activate the cath lab.
A 30-year-old woman on oral contraceptives arrives dyspneic, clammy, and tachycardic at 135 bpm. She’s hypothermic, blood pressure is 100/60, and PoCUS plus ECG suggest right heart strain. CT Pulmonary Angiography confirms a saddle pulmonary embolism—but she’s not hypotensive… yet. How do you manage this ticking time bomb?
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