LITFL Review 237

Welcome to the 237th 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 More great reflections on SMACCDub, this time from Bishan Rajapakse and from Celia Bradford. DasSMACC is not to be missed… [SO] The Best of #FOAMed Emergency Medicine tPA without a NCHCT first? Insanity you say? Read EM Lit of Note’s post this week and see what the neurologists are up to now. [AS] The Best of #FOAMcc Critical Care A masterclass in the martial arts of physiology in ARDS from PulmCrit. [JS] EM Cases features our own Chris Nickson describing his Best Case Ever, and discusses Hickam’s Dictum. [AS] The Best of #FOAMed Resuscitation Does erythromycin have any use during RSI? The Bottom Line take on the Erythro-Emerge trial. [SO] The Best of #FOAMtox Toxicology This is the second time I’ve seen anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis discussed in the FOAMed sphere this week…..a reminder not to miss it when diagnosing NMS in the ED [CC] The Best of #FOAMus Ultrasound 5 Minute Sono discusses the direct method of using US to confirm endotracheal tube placement. [AS] Here’s an excellent blog post from Andrew Houghton on the prognostic value of TAPSE in PE. [SO] The Best of #...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Education LITFL review Source Type: blogs