Category LITFL
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Sodium

Sodium is the major positively charged Cation in ECF. It determines ECF volume. Major intravascular ion to affect osmolality…..an acute increase or decrease in serum sodium will produce an increase or decrease in serum osmolality.

Ultrasound cases top 100 340

COPD Case 1 Lung Pulse

This patient has severe COPD and presents in extreme distress. An initial ultrasound is performed. What does this clip show?

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Another TCA overdose!

A classic overdose for you to ponder in classic Q&A style, which incidentally marks the 50th toxicology conundrum on LITFL!

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Alprazoslammed

An ingestion of 100mg of alprazolam... Boring benzodiazepine or badness brewing? Find out in this case-based series of questions-and-answers.

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Flexible bronchoscope

Flexible bronchoscope may be fibre optic, video or hybrid systems; diagnose diseases of the tracheobronchial tree (e.g. burns, tumours); obtain lung samples

CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Procedures and Coagulopathy

Procedures and Coagulopathy: many procedures are contra-indicated in the presence of coagulopathy; the degree of acceptable coagulopathy for different procedures is controversial