Hyperammoniacal Encephalopathy
A 7 year-old girl was brought to hospital with lethargy, irritability and vomiting. Aspirin administered with viral illness. Reye syndrome.
Category Medical Specialty
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!
Jellybean 100 with Claire Kerr
JellyBean 100...with Miss Claire Kerr, Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.
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.
Trauma! Major Haemorrhage
The Trauma! series rocks on... Finally we get to major haemorrhage. This Q&A post tackles the resuscitation of the exanguinating trauma patient.
Trauma! Penetrating Abdominal Injury
A Q&A guide to the assessment and management of penetrating abdominal trauma, including stab wounds, gunshot wounds and different regions of the abdomen.
Blunt Abdominal Trauma: Decision Making
A Q&A approach to the decision making in the emergency management of blunt abdominal trauma. Do you know when to go straight to the operating theatre, the CT scanner or to hold FAST... What if you suspect a coexistent pelvic fracture or traumatic brain injury?
Little Wound, Long Knife
A man has been stabbed near his right clavicle. Is his chest x-ray normal? What needs to be done?
Trauma! Genitourinary Injuries
A Q&A overview of the assessment and management of a sometimes neglected area of major trauma: genitourinary injuries.