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Category Clinical Cases

LITFL Clinical Case Collection. Over 250 Q&A style clinical cases to assist Just in Time Learning and Life Long Learning. Cases are categorised by specialty and can be searched by keyword from the database table

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Pain free and in VT?

A 62-year man who is awaiting a bed under the medics for investigation of an episode of chest pain earlier in the day. Is this Wellens?
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Electrocardiographic Exigency

A 23 year-old man had an episode of syncope at home. He is in severe respiratory distress, extremely pale, dripping with sweat. ECG Exigency
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Exogenous Calcium Embolism

Patient presentes to ED with acute shortnewss of breath post Percutaneous Vertebroplasty (PVP) with cement embolus cardiovascualr curveball
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DeBakey Dissection

A previously well 50 year old presents with sharp severe chest pain after a long haul flight from North America. DeBakey Dissection
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Pneumothorax Case 2

A 16 year old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and a slight sensation of dyspnoea. What does this ultrasound show?
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Subcutaneous emphysema Case 1

An elderly patient with a history of mild COPD presents after falling onto a chair and hitting their chest. The presentation is with chest pain and shortness of breath. What does this scan demonstrate?
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Intra-aortic Balloon Pump

IABP one of your patients had poor cardiac output after a CABGx4 and required the insertion of an intra-aortic balloon pump, what do you do?