LITFL Review 308

LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog LITFL • Life in the Fast Lane Medical Blog - Emergency medicine and critical care medical education blog Welcome to the 308th 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 chunk of FOAM. The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beauts of the Week This week’s ERCast chats with Ashley Liebig about 3 things we can do to improve our overall well-being and stress response: Cognitive reframing, visualization + mindfulness meditation. Plus a link to a cool free app! [AS]   The Best of #FOAMed Emergency Medicine Some Like it Hot . . . and others get sepsis without a fever. The SGEM welcomes our own Jesse Spurr to discuss the association between fever and outcomes in sepsis. [AS] Fantastic literature review of recent publications via Justin Morgenstern and Casey Parker. [SR] Avoid the ‘roid! The PulmCCM team reviews a recent JAMA study that found no benefit to the use of oral steroids in uncomplicated lower respiratory tract illness. [RP] Incredible case via Steve Smith reminding us that catching occlusions early means we can save myocardium and, not to fall prey to name badge bias. [AS] A one stop shop for the most up to date literature on contrast not causing acute kidney injury by Just...
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