Cardiac rhythm management devices (pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, or ICDs) are a constantly evolving and improving field…
Cardiac Implantable Devices
Implantable devices in Cardiology is a term covering a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.…
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema
Patients who present with CPO have a poor long term outcome but their short term mortality can be improved by early correct management.…
Causes and Management of Myocarditis
Myocarditis is an uncommon disease but it has a significant morbidity and mortality…
Causes and Management of Myocarditis
Myocarditis is an acute infectious or immunologically mediated syndrome causing inflammation of the heart muscle.…
Haem and the Heart
An 84-year-old gentleman attends ED with a 48 hour history of tight central chest pain on exertion.…
The devil is in the detail…
A 43-year-old woman presents with a 3 year history of intermittent pain affecting various sites.…
Cardioversion Conundrum
A 48-year-old gentleman presents at 3am to the emergency department having woken at 2am with palpitations.…
Atypical Chest Pain
A 19-year-old male presents to the emergency department with a 24 hour history of chest pain.…
A Partial Eclipse of the Heart
A 79-year-old female attends ED by ambulance after having 12 hours of central, pleuritic chest pain which radiated to the back across her shoulders.…
Seek and Ye Shall Find!
A 57-year-old female with Chest pain, dyspnoea, abdominal Pain and syncopal episodes.…
When thunder roars, go indoors!
Learning about lightning injuries…
Lightning Learning
During Summer storms, lightning strikes can cause fatalities …but what happens to the survivors?…
Beat the Leak
A 45-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset central chest pain…
Complicated Chest Pain
A rarer cause of pleural effusion…
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…
Chest Pain – Induction
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons adults come to an ED…
Pop Goes the Lung
A 23-year-old male was playing rugby 4 days ago. He was touching down in his in-goal area for a 5-metre scrum when he was kneed in the back towards his left side.…
A Sickle for your Thoughts
A 77-year-old man with a one week history of cough (white sputum with specks of blood), shortness of breath and wheezing.…
A Rare and Serious Adverse Event Related to Codeine
An 80-year-old woman presented to the ED at 2am with acute chest pain and shortness of breath.…