EMI 004: Let it flow
Once again ZDoggMD has come up with an anthem for the masses, the prostate masses that is...'Let it Flow' the latest Frozen parody
EMI 003: Half the World Away
Suman Biswas (@amateursuman) with an EMI on the NHS junior doctor contract crisis, 'Half the world away' and TEDMED talk
EMI 002 Diagnosis Wenckebach
Diagnosis Wenckebach - audio, visual and kinaesthetic learning modalities within a contextual setting is an effective educational ploy.
EMI 001: Immunize
We echo the ZDOggMD crew's call to Immunize! "Immunize (Vaccine Anthem)" is the parody of the Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars song "Billionaire".
The Land of Protocols
Welcome to the Land of Protocols, home of the Clinical Pathway (closely related to the Yellow Brick Road). (I'm not trying to make any direct connection to the Wiz, but…).
Stringing together a few rules of thumb
Let’s go back a few decades: a person presents to the ER with signs of sepsis and a low blood pressure. We evaluate the neck veins, listen to the lungs for crackles, maybe evaluate the BP response to Trendelenberg positioning.
More Notes from SAEM 2014
Rick Abbott is back with more notes from SAEM 2014 - now his head hurts.
Notes from SAEM 2014
LITFL's American ER Doc gone Walkabout reports from the SAEM 2014 annual scientific meeting.
The ‘Olden Days’ and the (o)esophagus
Rick Abbott reminisces on his adventures over the years in relieving esophageal obstruction from food boluses.
EBM and the rule of thumb
American ER Doc Gone Walkabout Episode 026 Wise use of EBM makes us much more reasonable Doctors. I meet a young woman, previously healthy… She’s had a little fever, some congestion, has been coughing and sneezing for a few days,…
If you die, do you want to stay dead?
American ER doc gone walkabout Rick Abbott shares some ideas about end of life discussions in the emergency department. This post is inspired by a recent EM:RAP podcast...
Why do we get to treat so few strokes?
Rick Abbot is back at last, with the tale of his own potential neurological catastrophe - with musings on delayed ED presentations and the quality of neurological physical examination.