The LITFL Review 092

Welcome to the mind-blowing  92nd edition! The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. Each week the LITFL team casts the spotlight on the best and brightest from the blogosphere, the podcast video/audiosphere and the rest of the Web 2.0 social media jungle to find the most fantastic EM/CC FOAM (Free Open Access Meducation) around. The Most Fair Dinkum Ripper Beaut of the Week The Short Coat Top Spot this week is a ripper By Lauren looking at hypertension in the ED. Check our Mercury Rising – Severely Elevated Blood Pressure in the ED - sensational nuts and bolts review on what you need to know on managing hypertension in the ED- with great links embedded throughout the post that will have you being  guru on managing or not managing the hypertensive patient in the ED! The LITFL Review Top Picks EM Literature of Note Lactate – Is There Any Death It Doesn’t Predict? Patient with PE, and lactated above 2 = be worried! PulmCCM.org Come One, Come All – Low tidal volumes improve outcomes. Clinical Takeaway: Until a more definitive, large randomised trial is performed, this study provides an evidence-based rationale for instituting a low-tidal volume ventilation strategy in patients without ARDS who do not have a clear contraindication to low tidal volumes. PEMTweets Blog Briefs: Acetaminophen vs Ibuprofe...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Tags: Education Emergency Medicine Featured Intensive Care LITFL review Trauma LITFL R/V Source Type: blogs