In 2007, Martin Bromiley’s wife died due to medical error. The Bromiley case will be familiar to many of us. The lessons from this case can teach us stark lessons about our own leadership and teamwork. Martin’s story Martin and…
I went to Africa a student and came back a doctor. It is easy to forget the growing pains of the student-to-doctor metamorphosis. For me, the once vague notion of becoming a doctor was made real when I traveled to Zambia to work on the wards of St. Francis Hospital (SFH) in Katete
One day, as a trainee doctor working in rural Zambia, I walked through the gates of the hospital to be greeted by what seemed to be the “eeyore-ing” of a demonic donkey.
Hello, RAGErs! This is a quick update about a new project from the RAGE team and friends… The Resuscitology Course. This is a two-day residential course for resuscitationists in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia on May 9-10th 2018. The faculty are …
Mr J had traveled across the border to Zambia from Malawi. He had been admitted to hospital overnight. The brief admission note showed that he was in his thirties and had three presenting complaints:
Renowned raconteur Doug Lynch shares his JellyBean podcasts with LITFL; we hope to piggyback off his wit and provocative style - Chris Nickson
Welcome to the 244th LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs
A 54 year old man is admitted with worsening breathlessness and cough with pain in the right chest for 6 weeks. Describe and interpret this CXR
Welcome to the 243rd LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs
A 67 year old lady is admitted from respiratory clinic with cough and haemoptysis. She is a never-smoker. NSCLC CXR and CT
Welcome to the 242nd LITFL Review! Your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peeks and loudest shout-outs
An 81 year old man is found hypoxaemic and confused by paramedics. Describe and interpret this Chest X-ray. LITFL Top 150 CXR