CCC Update 008
The latest update on what is new in LITFL's Critical Care Compendium... number eight!
Category CCC
The LITFL Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
CCC Update 007
All that is recent, revised and reviewed in LITFL's Critical Care Compendium (CCC).
CCC Update 006
A brief overview of what is new, and what has been significantly revised, in the Critical Care Compendium.
CCC Update 005
IT is time to recap what is new in the LITFL Critical Care Compendium: ventriculitis, starvation response, iron overdose, oxygen, validity of clinical research and surrogate outcomes.
Rivaroxaban and bleeding
an orally active direct Factor Xa inhibitor (a n example of a NOACs or “New Oral Anticoagulants”)
CCC Update 004
CCC Update 004 features glucose control, echo for AS, sugammadex, post-arrest prognosis, SDD, physiotherapy, pandemic, bicarb and DKA, and HSV encephalitis
CCC Update 003
CCC Update 003 features the glycocalyx, septic emboli, VBG v ABG, splenectomy care, antibiotic timing, storage lesions, submassive PE & lit summaries.
CCC Update 002
CCC Update 002 features a raft of changes in the wake of the TTM trial, as well as adaptive trial designs, ammonia, quorum sensing, Stenotrophomonas multophilia, obesity in trauma, and antibiotic timing.
ABC of CXR Interpretation
Additional reading from Normal CXRs; Eric Strong Interpretation series; the DRABCDE approach; CXR for the OSCE and of course the Top 150 CXR to try your luck!
If the lights go out…
If the light on the laryngoscope fails, clean contact between blade and handle, check bulb is screwed in place securely. If this fails, use a spoon
Normal Chest X-Ray
Labelled normal anatomy chest X-ray to assist in interpretation review
DRSABCDE of CXR Interpretation
Chest X-Rays (CXR) are routine investigation in clinical practice and consequently it is important for medical students and clinician’s alike to know how to interpret them. There are many approaches to CXR interpretation, each trying to ensure that key abnormalities are identified and no area is overlooked.