FFS: Asbestosis
Asbestosis is a progressive fibrotic lung disease from asbestos inhalation, with restrictive pattern, pleural disease, and risk of mesothelioma and lung cancer.
Category LITFL
André Strohl
André Strohl (1887-1977) was a French physician and physicist. Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome described in 1916
FFS: Pleural Effusion
Pleural effusion is fluid accumulation in the pleural space, classified as transudate or exudate. Diagnosis is clinical and radiological; aspiration guides cause and therapy.
Michael Leventhal
Michael Leo Leventhal (1901-1971) was an American gyecologist. Leventhal is remembered for his contribution to the field of infertility and eponymously for the Stein–Leventhal Syndrome (1934)
FFS: Nasal High Flow Oxygen (NHF)
Nasal High Flow oxygen delivers humidified, warmed high-flow oxygen via nasal cannula, providing a well-tolerated alternative to NIV in mild to moderate respiratory distress.
ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ARDS is acute non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema with severe hypoxaemia, often due to systemic or direct lung injury, requiring ventilatory support.
Lewis lead
The Lewis lead configuration can help to detect atrial activity and its relationship to ventricular activity. Named after Welsh cardiologist Sir Thomas Lewis (1881-1945) who first described in 1913.
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 362
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 362 - Just when you thought your brain could unwind, enter the medical trivia of FFFF.
Procedure: Lumbar Puncture
Emergency Procedure: Lumbar Puncture. This core skill is worth knowing inside out. You need the confidence to put the patient at ease and perform it well.
Procedure: Lumbar Puncture
Emergency Procedure: Lumbar Puncture. This core skill is worth knowing inside out. You need the confidence to put the patient at ease and perform it well.
Procedure: Thoracotomy
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Thoracotomy. Possibly the most terrifying emergency procedure, but also one which carries a high chance of saving a life.
Procedure: Thoracotomy
Emergency Procedure: Thoracotomy. Possibly the most terrifying emergency procedure, but also one which carries a high chance of saving a life.