Webucation 5/5/18

Web wisdom this round comes from gurus in EBM, critical care, trauma and even some philosophers on the state of affairs in medical education/administration. Credit as always to the original content providers.

• Breech delivery - info for when you need it!
• High flows you should know - all about BiPap and the new-ish HFNC
• The top 10 trauma papers - compiled by St Emlyn's
• Shrug it off - a novel technique for your subclavian needs
• The tPA drug war without end - controversial because science clashes with dollars
• UTI pearls and pitfalls - you'l be surprised at what you learn about "simple" things

• The trouble with mindfulness - one of the best articles I have read recently relating to error prevention and human behaviour. Well worth a read even if not in a "medical" mood.

Webucation 22/10/17

This edition of web wisdom encompasses mythbusting in trauma and radiology. Also a tour de force in dissections and finally a must hear podcast if you work in medicine at any level - all about UTIs. 

• Grow a spine... or don't
• The intoxicated C-Spine
• All about the aortic scourge
• Contrasting myths
• Do you really need to do a pelvic exam?
• But the angiogram was normal!

• You think you know UTIs?

The last podcast will stun you. not because its a sexy topic but maybe because it will make you remember the relevant issues in a most common presentation. Test yourself - do you know how to handle UTIs?

Webucation 13/12/15

This episode of web wisdom hails from the realms of almost all specialities. Make sure you visit the content on the sites and all credit to them.

• Information overload - Insights into Meducation

• Central line showdown - The Thunder Dome of lines!

• A FAST thoracotomy - Standstill is bad

• HD in Lithium OD - Just what can you do about it?

• Somethings amiss in this chest - What could it be?

• The bleeding edge - Teg-less but not

• Post intubation sedation for pregnant patients - Which is safe for your 2 patients?

The last link is a great resource for a population that goes under our radar. Good to know it is a safe, universal strategy nowadays to start analgesia first and then followed by sedation. 

Webucation 29/3/14

We're happy to be back and we bring you some tasty bits of med-ed from the realms of paeds, ob/gyn, surgery and even some philosophy. Credit as always to the content creators.

• Shock in early pregnancy - Chris Cresswell's excellent pathway/guide for bleeding in early pregnancy
• Neonatal analgesia - Should children really be deprived of this based on whim?
• Abc easy as 123? - Ryan Radecki asks is ABCD3 is what you need
• Is it just culture? - Do we really need to keep doing this for everyone? ... Bug bear of mine.
• A what lesion? - The Trauma Pro shows us a lesser known disease. 
• Under the dome - Why is the dome gone?
• More TPA debate - great debate on stroke lysis. Pros and cons all laid out for you.
• Dogmalysis - Cliff Reid's homage to myth busting.

The last link is close to our hearts. We deal with such "traditions" day in/day out. We thank such innovators in bringing to light the remedies in such scientific form.

17 minutes

Here's a really good insight into the real life effects of CRM deficits. A must watch is you work in the field of medicine. Heart-breaking and heart-lifting at different moments.



Thanks to LITFL and the SMACC conference for highlighting this.

Webucation 4/12/13

Web learning this time comes form the depths of "bloody" trauma but also from the murky realm of crystalloids.... pun intended. We also get a dose of gynae and neonatology - perennial blind spots for some. 

• Fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome  - EM Tutorials gives us a nice reminder of the pathology, Dx and treatment options for this "blind spot"
• Neonatal CXR - Emergucate brings us a good revision on another rare image
• Collared you say? - The trauma pro brreaks down different types of collaring
• CCF guidelines - Resus.me points us towards the new cross continental CCF guide
• What you though about fluids - Game changing evidence from ICN about fluids
• The trauma arrest - Rob Orman and Scott Weingart discuss trauma arrests

• Watch and wait instead of scan??? - What manner of witchcraft is this?

The last link we truly echo. Clinical examination has taken a back seat to volume-necessitated pathways and unfortunately rampant, random irradiation. The backlash may be coming. It's time to do some doctoring again folks.