LITFL Update 032
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Looking to brush up on your ultrasound skills? We’ve compiled a review of The 18 Best Online Ultrasound Course Providers. Check it out!
Abdominal Imaging: Diaphragm. Kylee Brooks MD, Parker Hambright MD, Alexis Holland MD, and William Lorenz are back with some excellent imaging cases—this time of diaphragmatic injuries.
James Douglas (1675–1742) was a Scottish anatomist, obstetrician, botanist, and bibliophile. Douglas is remembered eponymously for his description of a peritoneal deflection, forming a space of clinical importance – the rectouterine peritoneal pouch (Pouch of Douglas); and the arcuate line in the rectus sheath (Line of Douglas).
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Dr Smith is back with another ripper of an ECG! Do you agree with the paramedics’ call, or would you have activated the cath lab?
This comprehensive review from DFTB is great for walking through diagnostic criteria, imaging, case studies, clinical management, and highlighting key takeaways.
Like aspirin for acute coronary syndrome or heparin for pulmonary embolism, IV proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) are often one of the first meds we reach for… but is the evidence really there to back up our aggressive use? The Curious Clinicians dive deep into the evidence.
A patient with type 1 DM is often a frequent challenge for us in the ED, and now they have these cool new hybrid insulin pumps to challenge us even more. Here is a great nuts and bolts podcast from St. Emelyns looking at how to manage these devices.
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