Transesophageal Echocardiography Essentials course with consultant cardiologist Andrew R. Houghton. Assessment of the left atrium and appendage

Welcome to the 350th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care.

Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 255 Question 1 What is the Seidel Test? Reveal the funtabulous answer Test to detect ocular leaks from the corneal, sclera or conjunctiva following…

Guest author Cliff Reid (@cliffreid) is an emergency physician and prehospital/ retrieval physician with Sydney HEMS. He is the creator of Resus.ME, and co-creator of the RAGE podcast and the Resuscitology course. Chris Nickson (LITFL co-editor) collaborates with Cliff on the RAGE podcast and the Resuscitology projects. You don’t need to go to conferences to…

The team at Medmastery are providing LITFL readers with a series of FOAMed courses from across their website. Transesophageal Echocardiography Essentials course with consultant cardiologist Andrew R. Houghton. By the end of the lesson, participants will have learned about the anatomy of the aortic valve with reference to TEE imaging. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhJAJyC9AJs Further Reading How to…

Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five  eye, eye themed – 254 Question 1 What is phacodonesis? Reveal the funtabulous answer Tremulousness or vibration of the lens with eye movement. It…