Freiberg infraction
Freiberg infraction is osteochondrosis of a lesser metatarsal head, usually the second. Review presentation, imaging, treatment, history and eponymythology.
Köhler disease
Köhler disease is a self-limiting osteochondrosis of the tarsal navicular in children. Definition, imaging, management, prognosis, history and eponymythology.
Baumann angle
Baumann angle. How to measure distal humeral alignment, normal values, use after paediatric supracondylar fractures, limitations and history.
Gartland classification
Gartland classification of paediatric supracondylar humeral fractures. Types I–IV, clinical use, Wilkins modification and historical development
Blunt cerebrovascular injury
Blunt cerebrovascular injury: Expanded Denver screening, CTA diagnosis, Biffl grading, antithrombotic treatment and follow-up.
The 18 Best Computed Tomography Training Courses
Review of the best online computed tomography (CT) course providers. Here are the top #FOAMed and paid options.
The Critical Debrief: Clinical Event Debriefing
Podcast: What is clinical event debriefing? How does it differ from simulation debriefing? How do you actually make it routine in a busy ED?
Paediatric Intubation Checklist
Paediatric intubation checklist covering preparation, weight-based equipment, pre-intubation pause, rescue plans and post-intubation care in children.
ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy
Review the principal ECG criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy, their historical development, diagnostic performance, limitations and modern use.
Dulcor
Dulcor: a proposed sweet sign of chronic inflammation, linking glycation and advanced glycation end-products with Celsus’s classical cardinal signs.
Can’t Intubate Can’t Oxygenate (CICO)
CICO occurs when adequate alveolar oxygen delivery cannot be achieved despite best attempts at all three upper airway rescue techniques ("Lifelines"): face mask ventilation, supraglottic airway ventilation, and tracheal intubation. CICO management involves recognition of CICO, priming for FONA, and transition to FONA.
Adult Intubation Checklist
Adult intubation checklist for emergency airway management, covering preparation, pre-intubation pause, backup plans and post-intubation care.