- Blog
It’s Friday evening and you’re at work in the ED (where else would you rather be??). Jack is a 15-year-old boy who has taken an overdose of paracetamol a couple of hours ago. He texted his girlfriend soon after and she called an ambulance.
- Clinical Case
A 2-year-old presents with a 10-day history of food refusal and vomiting, now with blood-stained vomitus. Chest X-ray reveals a button battery lodged in the distal oesophagus.
- Clinical Case
The baby looks well at first, nothing really worrying - but he has been crying for last 2 days, which is unusual for him. His mother`s concern leads us to a serious diagnosis.
- SBA
A 40-year-old male with B-cell lymphoma presents to the ED complaining of lethargy, dry mouth and generalized weakness. The patient has no fever. How will you manage this?
- SBA
A patient presents to the Emergency Department with a painful swollen knee. He cannot move his knee fully and has a fever.
- Clinical Case
Young man with chronic cocaine use presents with painful hand swelling, worsening leg ulcers and a purpuric rash. Investigation shows raised inflammatory markers but no clear source of infection.
- SBA
An elderly lady is brought to your ED by ambulance after falling at home. She is hypotensive, tachypnoeic and agitated. She has a wound on her right shin with no active bleeding.