A 55-year-old man presents to you in the emergency department with a distended abdomen and a past history of Crohn’s disease.…
Tied up in a knot with a twist at the end!
A 47-year-old lady presented with acute epigastric pain radiating to the back.…
Blunt trauma to the abdomen – don’t forget the kidneys!
A 37-year-old man is brought into the emergency department following a road traffic collision.…
Ultrasound: Skills of carrying out Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST)
FAST involves assessment of the peritoneal cavity, pleural cavity and pericardial space. Learning that free fluid is present facilitates the most appropriate management plan…
Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine – Level 1 Instruction
This document covers FAST, Assessment of the Abdominal Aorta and IVC, Vascular Access and Echocardiography in Life Support.…
Gall Bladder Disease
Gall Bladder, specifically gallstone, disease is the commonest abdominal complaint causing hospital admission in the developed world.…
Gall Bladder Disease
This session deals with the assessment and management of gall bladder and gall stone disease…
Acute Liver Failure
This session covers the assessment and management of patients with acute liver failure…
Acute Liver Failure
Paracetamol overdose accounts for in excess of 70% of cases in the UK whereas worldwide viral hepatitis is the commonest cause.…
Ectopic pregnancy
RIF pain and PV bleeding – history and treatment…
A Classic Case!
A 30-day-old ex-36/40 twin, male infant attends the ED with his mother due to concern regarding vomiting of 4 days duration…
FAST scan
The use of FAST scan in the ED…
Seek and Ye Shall Find!
A 57-year-old female with Chest pain, dyspnoea, abdominal Pain and syncopal episodes.…
AAA Ultrasound
Ultrasound in AAA decision making…
Abdominal Trauma
The assessment of abdominal trauma is notoriously difficult. Serious intra-abdominal injuries may initially appear to be innocuous and localisation of symptoms is variable.…
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…
Abdominal Pain – Induction
It’s your second day on the ‘shop floor’ and your next patient is handed over as a 51 year old man who has been brought in by ambulance with sudden onset generalised abdominal pain a…
Vomiting for 3 Days – Too Much Whiskey?
A 29-year-old woman presents with a 3 day history of vomiting following drinking most of a bottle of vodka.…
Nursing Home Patient with Constipation
An 82-year-old nursing home resident is brought into the emergency department with abdominal distension and a 2 day history of constipation…
Trainee Teaching Sessions in the COVID outbreak Part 1
Welcome to the first of our virtual monthly teaching sessions. This is something we have organised in the North West for higher trainees who all get a teaching day a month to cover some curriculum top…