Bloody Diarrhoea
Dysentery (bloody diarrhoea) is usually associated with fever but this is not always the case. Shigella aetiology, differential and management
Lenègre-Lev disease
Acquired fibrous degeneration of the left and right bundle branches, eventually manifesting as permanent complete atrioventricular (AV) dissociation with cardiac pauses and Adams-Stokes attacks
Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome
Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome (LGL): Proposed pre-excitation syndrome. Accessory pathway composed of James fibres.
Jellybean 095 with Salim Rezaie
Salim Rezaie, Teaching Co-op - Teaching teachers about teaching; lets get super-meta. Alcatraz, Copenhagen, Melbourne, Manchester, Manila
LITFL Review 339
Welcome to the 339th 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…
Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen
Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen (1833 - 1910) was a German pathologist. Eponymously affiliated with von Recklinghausen disease (neurofibromatosis NF-1); von Recklinghausen tumor (adenoleiomyofibroma); and von Recklinghausen canals (lymphatic canaliculi).
von Recklinghausen disease
Neurofibromatosis (NF) is the term used to describe a group of genetic disorders primarily affecting the cell growth of neural tissues. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a neurodermal dysplasia, previously known as von Recklinghausen disease. (1882)
EMI 027 What does the spleen do?
Emergency Musical Interlude: Class of 2016 (HMS/HSDM) parody of The Fox by Ylvis - what does the spleen do?
René Laennec
René Laennec (1781-1826) was a French physician. Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816 also coined the terms for cirrhosis and melanoma
ECG Case 071
Palpitations. QRS alternans – due to AVNRT (i.e. electrical phenomenon), not pericardial effusion as normal voltages.
ECG Case 070
Elderly patient sudden onset chest pain and shortness of breath. Hypoxic (SaO2 82% RA) and hypotensive (80/50). Describe and interpret his ECG
ECG Case 069
18-year old female with severe traumatic brain injury, ICP 40mmHg. Fluctuating BPs. Describe and interpret her ECG