LITFL Review #165

Welcome to the 165th 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 WeekDo you re-spike IV fluid bags? The case of Ruby Chen from gravelessons.com should make us all re-think this. [SO] The Best of #FOAMed Emergency MedicineExcellent discussion of everything you need to know about AFib from EM Cases featuring Ian Stiell. [AS]tPA skeptics have rejoiced over the new ACEP Clinical Policy draft on the treatment of ischemic stroke issued this week. Ryan Radecki offers a critique of the clinical policy while acknowledging the success of the policy group in critically appraising the literature. [AS]Amal Mattu discusses the HEART score and its role in the ED management of low-risk chest pain via EMedHome. [AS]What’s the best test for a broken chest? Dan Horner from St. Emlyn’s discusses the development of a new prognostic model for risk stratification after blunt chest trauma. [SO]Tigacrelor (AKA clopidogrel on steroids) may not be a great drug to be on if you’re actively bleeding, as Ryan Radecki eloquently discusses in this post. [SO]The Best of #FOAMcc Critical CareGreat review of the pathophysiology and treatment of severe alcohol withdrawal and delerium tremens from...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Education LITFL review Source Type: blogs