CCC Update 012
The 12th update to the Critical Care Compendium, with ECMO, cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery, gas embolism, apnoeic oxygenation, & more!
Ultrasound Case 041
An 83 year old woman with sepsis and acute kidney injury is being managed in your resuscitation area. A urinary catheter has been placed to monitor urine output. After an hour there is no urinary output at all.
A novel prevention for acute mountain sickness
Should artificial pneumoperitoneum should be considered for AMS prevention in persons who must ascend to high altitude and begin work without rest and acclimation.
CCC Update 011
Here is the eleventh update to the Critical Care Compendium, your LITFL guide to the core and not-so-core knowledge base required of a critical care physician.
LITFL Review 355
Welcome to the 355th 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.
Necessity is the mother of tourniquet invention
...a pair of chopsticks as an improvised tourniquet windlass worked better than pencils or craft sticks.
CCC Update 010
Checkout the latest round up of new entries and major revisions in LITFL's Critical Care Compendium. Enjoy!
Ultrasound Case 039
A 62 year old male attended the Emergency Department after tripping on the bottom step whilst ascending a flight of stairs. He has bilateral knee pain and has been unable to walk since the incident.
Want to really repel mosquitoes?
Mosquitoes are a nuisance and can transmit a large number of serious diseases. So which repellent is best?
CCC Update 009
Time for the latest update on what is new in LITFL's Critical Care Compendium... number nine!
Ultrasound Case 038
A 46 year old woman presents with relatively sudden painless visual field loss. She describes preceding flashers and floaters, and then a shadow falling over the medial and central part of her visual field.
Use hematoma blocks for wilderness anesthesia
You’re on a simple hiking expedition and suddenly a member of the group takes a wrong step on the trail and collapses in pain. You examine them carefully and discover a gnarly ankle fracture-dislocation. It’s a bit of a walk back…