Perilous Pinhead Polka-dots
A 3 week-old newborn is brought in to the emergency department by her worried parents. A non-blanching rash has appeared overnight. How are you going to handle this scenario?
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Splat! A vomiting infant
An infant is brought in by his concerned parents. Splat! Vomiting is the presenting complaint. Can you work out what's going on and help this sick baby?
Inhalational Emergency
aka Pediatric Perplexity 005 A toddler was brought to the emergency department for increasing respiratory distress over the past few days. He has also had fevers, and was started on antibiotics by his family doctor with no improvement. In the…
Time to tighten those sphincters
A 2 year-old boy requires intubation to manage his acutely obstructed airway. He is going downhill fast. What are you going to do? pediatric intubation
Hemolysis and renal failure in a toddler
Child presents with anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure following URTI. atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
Hyperammoniacal Encephalopathy
A 7 year-old girl was brought to hospital with lethargy, irritability and vomiting. Aspirin administered with viral illness. Reye syndrome.
Trauma! Extremity Injuries
A case-based approach to the assessment and managment of major extremity trauma in the emergency department.
Trauma! Pelvic Fractures II
A Q&A approach to the management of pelvic trauma including pelvic stabilisation, control of hemorrhage and when to scan, operate or go to the angiography suite.
Hip and Pelvis Injuries
LITFL looks at the latest review from EBMedicine on pelvic and hip injuries in the emergency department. Test your knowledge now!
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 253
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned medical trivia. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 253
Trauma! Pelvic Fractures I
A Q&A approach to the assessment of trauma patients with pelvic injury, including examination, investigations and complications.
Trauma! Massive Transfusion
Recognising haemorrhagic shock and finding the bleeding source is one thing, but how should you resuscitate a bleeding trauma patient? The Q&A post provides an overview of massive transfusion as part of damage control resuscitation of major trauma victims.