LITFL Review 319

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 319th 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 A “proper” set of posts: Rory Spiegel investigates whether we have achieved diagnostic absurdity in the pursuit of pulmonary embolism. [AS, SR]. The same trial as Rory discusses above–the PROPER trial of PERC vs gestalt for excluding pulmonary embolism in the ED–is extensively discussed by Scott Aberegg in his blog. [SO]  The Best of #FOAMed Emergency Medicine Fantastic infographic summarizing the 2018 changes to the ATLS 10th Edition text. Finally starting to catch up to the times. [SR] Another fantastic review on the use of intravenous lidocaine in renal colic by the ALiEM team.  Evidence in the ED is not that strong, but can still be an opioid-sparing option. [SR, AS] PHEMcast this week is all about checklists, and features an outstanding interview with the famed Martin Bromley. [MG] Wanting to know how to manage a patient on chronic opioids with acute pain?  Well its not more opioids.  Consider IM or IV Haldol. [SR] The B...
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