Roman Breastplate
Burns were sustained by a 35 year-old man from a house fire. They are extensive and severe, affecting his trunk and upper limbs. He undergoes escharatomy.
Honey, I shrunk the wound
Honey has been used for wound care throughout history, from c.2600 until the 1940s when antibiotics replaced it. However, due to increasing drug resistance, hospitals are starting to research honey for wound care again
Jellybean 097 with Prof Jean-Louis Teboul
CICM ASM in Hobart. Professor Jean-Louis Teboul. Unexpectedly Unorthodox (CICMxJB 5) Professor of Therapeutics and Critical Care Medicine
A Fiendish Finding
A 21 year old female presents with acute onset of unrelenting abdominal pain and vomiting four years after a major motor vehicle accident. A chest X-ray is performed:
Buckle up, traveler
Everyone knows that you can get rabies/ETEC/Giardia when you're out in the wild or traveling. What people don't mention frequently are the main causes of getting hurt or killed while traveling.
LITFL Review 346
Welcome to the 346th 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. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on…
Caleb Hillier Parry
Caleb Hillier Parry 1755–1822 English physician described Hemifacial atrophy; angina pectoris; Hirschprung disease; Graves disease in 1825
John Floyer
Sir John Floyer (1649–1734) English physician, Inventor of pulse watch (1707); advocate of cold bathing and hydrotherapy and asthma therapy
Graves Ophthalmopathy
Graves Ophthalmopathy: constellation of findings, apparent in 25-50% of patients with Graves disease. Robert Graves 1835
A bashed head
A 27 year-old male was involved in head on collision at high speed. He was GCS 8 at the scene.
Graves disease
Graves disease: Autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. A form of hyperthyroidism manifesting the triad of goitre, exophthalmos and pretibial myxoedema.
Robert James Graves
Robert James Graves (1796-1853) was an Irish physician. Graves disease (1835). Renowned polyglot with proficient linguistic skills and a talented artist