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Parasyncope?

A 47-year-old nurse with a 2 week history of headaches and lethargy presented with a pre-syncopal episode at work. She was pale and sweaty before the collapse and had slow speech during the episode.…

Doctor can you cast your eyes over this ECG for me? – Induction Course

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…

This is a very common but also very varied ED presentation. A triage of “collapse ?cause” can mean anything from a young patient having fainted in phlebotomy to an elderly patient being found on the f…

Bleeding in Early Pregnancy – Induction

The nurse at triage comes to speak to you: “There’s a pregnant 28year old with vaginal bleeding in the waiting room. She’s been here nearly four hours – can you go and sort her out quickly pleas…

Is the K OK?

A 60-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 1 week history of increasing lethargy, intermittent tingling in both arms and palpitations…

Loop recorders and the 24-hour tape: there has to be a better way! The IPED study

The IPED study investigated the use of a new hand-held ECG event recorder for the diagnosis of palpitations or pre-syncope…

Young and Breathless

Young, short of breath and hypoxic…what could be the underlying cause?…

Down the Troponin Rabbit Hole

An 81-year-old presents following a collapse. His blood tests from triage included a troponin level. It’s significantly elevated. What next?…

July 2019 Podcast

This month we have Aromatherapy for Nauseated ED Patients | Rob Rogers at EMEC – Medutopia, Legacies and Inspiration | Hugo Dowd – Syncope at Belfast CPD | Iain Beardsell – Diagnosti…