Author: Fiona Hunter / Codes: C3AP1b, C3AP2a, C3AP2b, C3AP4, CAP18, CAP19, CAP25, CAP29, CAP37, CAP38, CAP6, CMP1, HAP19, HAP23, HAP32, HAP6, PAP14, PMP1 / Published: 04/03/2019 Description: FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer START FRCEM…
FRCEM Primary Paper 4 - FRCEM
Author: Fiona Hunter / Codes: C3AP2b, C3AP6, CAP1, CAP18, CAP25, CAP34, CAP6, CAP7, CC10, HAP1, HAP23, HAP8, PAP16, PAP5 / Published: 02/04/2019 Description: FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer. START FRCEM…
FRCEM Primary Paper 5 - FRCEM
Author: Fiona Hunter / Codes: C3AP1d, C3AP2b, C3AP4, CAP1, CAP11, CAP14, CAP18, CAP2, CAP33, CAP6, CAP7, CAP9, CC5, HAP10, HAP14, HAP19, HAP6, HAP8, PAP18 / Published: 05/08/2019 Description: FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer (3 hours) START FRCEM…
FRCEM Primary Paper 2 - FRCEM
Author: Fiona Hunter / Codes: C3AP2b, C3AP4, CAP1, CAP17, CAP18, CAP21, CAP28, CAP7, CC11, HAP1, HAP17, HAP19, PAP13 / Published: 04/02/2019 Description: FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer Three hours (3 hours) START FRCEM…
FRCEM Primary Paper 1 - FRCEM
Author: Fiona Hunter / Codes: / Published: 07/01/2019 Description: FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer START FRCEM…
Blast Injuries - Reference
…rapidly and is followed by the recoil of the surrounding air and a slightly longer period of low (sub-atmospheric) pressure. Types of blast Injury There are four major types of blast injury: 1. Primary blast injuries Primary blast injuries result directly from the effects of the abnormal ambient pressure generated…
Spontaneous Pneumothorax - Reference
…automatically considers long term smokers aged over 50 years to have secondary pneumothoraces. Table 2 Comparison table of primary and secondary pneumothoraces Primary Secondary Peak incidence age (years) 20 30 60 70 Male: Female ratio 6:1 3:1 Aetiology Ruptured sub-pleural bleb Various Proportion of all spont. pnemothoraces 80 90% 10-20%…
Acute Coronary Syndromes - Reference
…(PPCI) [35] or pharmacological (thrombolysis [36,37]. Early Reperfusion Primary PCI Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) is defined as angioplasty or stenting without prior or concomitant thrombolytic therapy. PPCI is effective in achieving and maintaining coronary artery patency without exposing the patient to the increased bleeding risks of thrombolysis. In the…
FRCEM Exam Tips (incl. SAQ) - Blog
Author: Charlotte Davies / Editor: Nikki Abela / Codes: CC21, CC23 / Published: 28/08/2018 It’s nearly time for the FRCEM final SAQ, and to help we’ve updated one of our old posts (FCEM tips by @Fraz65), and added a few more pearls of wisdom. These suggestions may be helpful for the…
Primary Headache - Learning Session
Author: Clifford J Mann / Editor: Andrew Parfitt / Reviewer: Jamie Sillett / Code: CAP17, HAP17 / Published: 19/10/2018 Description: Acute, severe headache is a common symptom of patients presenting to the emergency department. In 90% of cases, the cause will be one of the primary headache syndromes. After completing…