Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL https://litfl.com/ Emergency medicine education and critical care education blog Wed, 04 Jun 2025 02:28:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://litfl.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-LITFL-Logo-Square-516-TR-100x100.png Life in the Fast Lane • LITFL https://litfl.com/ 32 32 124409178 The Illusion of Perfection: Part 1 https://litfl.com/the-illusion-of-perfection-part-1/ https://litfl.com/the-illusion-of-perfection-part-1/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:39:27 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283555 Neil Long The Illusion of Perfection: Part 1

Illusion of Perfection. Medicine’s Most Dangerous Myth. Perfection is a lie. A neurological glitch wrapped in white coats and stitched into our stethoscopes.

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Procedure: Sutures and Staples https://litfl.com/procedure-sutures-and-staples/ https://litfl.com/procedure-sutures-and-staples/#respond Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:56:53 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284789 James Miers and John Mackenzie Procedure: Sutures and Staples

Emergency Procedure: closing lacerations. Three updated videos covering the Simple Suture, Advanced Skills and Stapling

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Name that murmur https://litfl.com/heart-murmur-eponyms/ https://litfl.com/heart-murmur-eponyms/#respond Thu, 29 May 2025 03:48:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=254531 Gary Zhang, Andrew Robbins and Mike Cadogan Name that murmur

Eponymythology: heart murmur eponyms and named cardiac murmurs. Related eponyms, the person behind their origin, their relevance today, and modern terminology.

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Echo basics: Key concepts https://litfl.com/echocardiography-basics-doppler-modalities/ https://litfl.com/echocardiography-basics-doppler-modalities/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=277992 Helen Rimington Echo basics: Key concepts

Echocardiography basics and the differences between 2D imaging, M-mode, pulsed wave Doppler, continuous wave Doppler, and tissue Doppler imaging.

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Defining Flow https://litfl.com/defining-flow/ https://litfl.com/defining-flow/#respond Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=250622 Neil Long Defining Flow

Defining Flow: A Journey Through History and Science. The idea has been simmering for centuries, crossing disciplines, philosophies, and eras.

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Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical) https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-surgical/ https://litfl.com/airway-cricothyroidotomy-surgical/#respond Mon, 26 May 2025 22:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284239 James Miers and John Mackenzie Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (surgical)

Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Surgical Cricothyroidotomy - inability to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age >10years

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What is Peak Performance? https://litfl.com/what-is-peak-performance/ https://litfl.com/what-is-peak-performance/#respond Tue, 20 May 2025 09:05:50 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=250620 Neil Long What is Peak Performance?

Peak Performance and how to be your best when it matters most. How to be your ultimate self and healthcare professional without burning out and sacrificing what you enjoy.

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Historical Journal Archive database https://litfl.com/historical-journal-archive-database/ https://litfl.com/historical-journal-archive-database/#respond Tue, 20 May 2025 04:01:32 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283643 Mike Cadogan Historical Journal Archive database

Searchable database for medical journal abbreviations, both modern and historical, aiding researchers in accessing articles to facilitate easier navigation of medical literature through improved referencing.

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Charles Chaddock https://litfl.com/charles-chaddock/ https://litfl.com/charles-chaddock/#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 01:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=284593 Mike Cadogan Charles Chaddock

Charles Gilbert Chaddock (1861-1936) was an American neurologist, psychiatrist, poet and medical translator. Chaddock sign and Chaddock wrist sign

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Procedure: Nail bed repair https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair-instructions/ https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair-instructions/#respond Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283497 James Miers and Hasan Sarwar Procedure: Nail bed repair

Emergency Procedure, instruction and discussion: nail bed repair - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if managed incorrectly

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Józef Dietl https://litfl.com/jozef-dietl/ https://litfl.com/jozef-dietl/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 13:13:02 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283477 Mike Cadogan Józef Dietl

Józef Dietl (1804–1878) was a Polish physician, politician, professor and rector. Eponym: Dietl's crisis ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO)

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Procedure: Nail bed repair https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair/ https://litfl.com/procedure-nail-bed-repair/#respond Sun, 11 May 2025 13:28:00 +0000 https://litfl.com/?p=283499 James Miers and Hasan Sarwar Procedure: Nail bed repair

Emergency Procedure: nail bed lacerations - a deceptively simple injury that can lead to permanent nail deformity if not managed carefully

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