LITFL Review 352
Welcome to the 352nd LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs from the web
Don’t drink the water
Well, not unless you filter it first. Don't drink the water. This article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of a rare condition, and pitfalls of an inadequate physical examination.
There’s an app for that
When you’re out in the sticks, you want to travel light. This limits the amount of diagnostic supplies you can carry, and generally wilderness medics trend towards carrying supplies that can do multiple jobs. Thus, necessity being the mother of…
So you’ve pulled off a deer tick
What's the next step? Is it a single dose of 200mg of doxycycline for prevention of Lyme disease, but is it based on solid evidence?
Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 257
It's Friday. Boggle your brain with FFFF challenge and some old fashioned trivia with Dr Moshe Schein's book of aphorisms and Quotations. Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 257
St. Crispin’s Day in ED
Ever started a night shift in the emergency department and felt like you were a hapless conscript at Agincourt on St. Crispin's day, about to be run down by an army of charging knights?
How persistent is permethrin?
Malaria and other mosquito-borne infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality for many countries, and visitors to those countries are certainly not immune.
Civility and compassion in the playground and the hospital
Mya Cubitt on the need for civility in the playground and the workplace, and how we can change culture to create a compassion revolution.
Does fear make you a better climber?
Climbing requires a significant amount of mental and physical energy. The climber needs to think about their line, their holds, and any potential consequences of any error. Free soloers don't utilize harnesses, and are more at risk of disaster with any fall.
Noodling and you
Noodling is the practice of fishing using just your hands. Typically used on catfish, it involves putting your hand into holes where the fish typically dwell
Lauge-Hansen classification of ankle injury
Lauge-Hansen classification of ankle injuries (1950) - predictable fracture patterns defined by injury mechanism and resultant radiological findings
Space blankets are worthless
If your friend finishes a road race and is worried about getting cool too fast, give them a jacket. And if you're in an emergency department and the patient is cold, give them a warm blanket.