LITFL Review 218

Welcome to the 218th 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 the blogosphere’s best and brightest and deliver a bite-sized chuck of FOAM. The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week Rob “The Machine” Mac Sweeney of Critical Care Reviews has published his 2016 book reviewing the top 30 articles of 2015. Originally given to the delegates at the CCR 2016 meeting, it’s now free- and breaks down key papers in incredible detail.[AS]   The Best of #FOAMed Emergency Medicine Ryan Radecki tells us why there is not much added to the STONE Score when ultrasound is added. [SR] Bryan Hayes shares his Top 10 pharmacotherapy articles for 2015 covering everything from vancomycin loading to opioids in back pain. [AS] REBEL EM discusses 5 less well-known but critical to recognize ECG patterns. [AS] The Best of #FOAMcc Critical Care Simon Laing and Rob Fenwick give us an evidence based review of Anaphylaxis diagnosis, management, and the truth about biphasic reactions. [SR] Craig Cocchio gives some options to help with rate control in the atrial fibrillation patient with borderline hypotension (i.e SBP 90 – 100 mmHg). [SR] Super review on treatment of agitated delirium with IV Olanzapine by Josh Farkas. [JS] The Bottom Line review the use of Andexanet Alfa for the reversal of...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Education LITFL review Source Type: blogs