About 1 year ago, Pam, a 62-year-old, recently retired teacher, fit, well & active, suffered sudden onset of severe ripping pain in her chest & upper abdomen…
Cardiac Transplant Patients
Cardiac transplantation is an effective treatment for end stage heart failure. Five year survival is around 75%.…
FRCEM Primary Paper 4
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer…
Dyspnoea and Chest Pain in a Young Man
17 year old, tall thin male presents with sudden onset of sharp, stabbing bilateral chest pain, worse on inspiration and most severe under left scapula…
FRCEM Primary Paper 2
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer Three hours…
Chest and Abdominal Radiographs
Chest and abdominal x-rays are commonly requested in the emergency department (ED)…
Management of STEMI and its Complications
Author: Jason M Kendall / Editor: Elizabeth Kate Florey / Codes: CA7, HAP8 / Published: 25/01/2019 Review Date: 25/01/2022 Jump to: Top | Context: | Great Measures in the Management of STEMI | Primary…
Management of STEMI and its Complications
Author: Jason M Kendall / Editor: Elizabeth Kate Florey / Codes: CAP7, HAP8 / Published: 25/01/2019 Review Date: 25/01/2022 Description: Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) is defined as…
My Racing Heart
A case exploring the knowledge and practical applications of managing life-threatening tachyarrhythmias…
FRCEM Primary Paper 1
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer…
Acute Pericarditis
This session will look at the risk stratification and management of patients with acute pericarditis…
Pericarditis
Acute Pericarditis is a well-recognised cause of chest pain. Patients with pericarditis are seen commonly in the Emergency Department.…
This is not ‘NSR’!
Is this another Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR) or could the T-waves be telling us more about a not-so-rare syndrome in this 69 year old Patient with chest pain.…
November 2018
November 2018…
Valvular Disorders of the Heart
This session deals with the important presentations of valvular heart disease in adults and the early management in the emergency department…
Valvular Heart Disease
There are two cardiac valves on the left side (aortic and mitral) and two on the right side (pulmonary and tricuspid)…
Endocarditis
Endocarditis…
Endocarditis
Endocarditis is defined as damage to the endocardium associated with thrombus formation.…
June 2018
June 2018…
Aortic Dissection
This podcast was initiated by the survivors and relatives of aortic dissection in the group Aortic Dissection Awareness UK…