It’s a phrase you’ll come to know well. Especially, you’ll find, if you’re sitting at a certain desk or in a certain area…
Spinning Around
A 77-year-old man presents with sudden onset nausea, vomiting & difficulty walking.…
I’m a little dizzy!!
A 50-year-old man was brought to the ED with ongoing dizziness, visual hallucinations and floaters in his eyes.…
Is it a stroke?
Young male with rash dizziness and facial weakness…
September 2019
This month we have Guideline CVA part 2 | Paper 1 – New in EM cervical artery dissection | Belfast CPD 2019 Acute Ophthalmology | New in EM: NACSTOP trial – early cessation of NAC in parac…
You Spin My Head Right Round
A woman in her 50s presented with sudden onset nausea and vertigo.…
November 2018
November 2018…
Vertigo in the ED
Vertigo is a false perception, experienced by the patient, of rotation or movement of the external world…
Vertigo
Vertigo is a common problem which affects 5% of adults in any one year. Consequently, it is a frequent presenting problem to the ED…
RCEM Blogs Book 1
Managing Parkinsons in the ED, Flaoting in the Face of Danger, MaxFax injuries in the E, and Paediatric Heart Murmurs & what to do with them…
Managing Parkinson’s in the ED
Your patient is a 70 year old lady with a history of type 2 diabetes and Parkinsons disease, for which she is on a number of medications…