Is love in the air? or is it the kissing disease? It was only a kiss, how did it end up like this? A teenage boy got more than he was bargaining for after an innocent kiss with his girlfriend but do y…
The heart of the matter
A 62-year-old woman presents with chest pain, fever, and systolic murmur.…
Burning Up
An 89-year-old female presents with an unrecordable temperature.…
Lemons and Lymes
In late June, whilst on a school trip visiting a local nature reserve centre, a group of children were having a picnic and drinking lemonade after their play time.…
FRCEM Primary Paper 5
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer Three hours (3 hours)…
The Forest
The forbidden forest is home to many dangerous creatures, where an encounter with even the smallest ticks can leave a big impact.…
Necrotising Fasciitis
Necrotising fasciitis is a rare but severe soft tissue infection that requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis in the ED…
April 2019
This month we have DVT guidelines | CRT vs Lactate Guided Fluid Resuscitation in Septic Shock | IAEM PoCUS 01 SHOC ED Study | DFTB18 Elliot Long | Stabbings in children | Non operative appendicitis ma…
Thyroid Storm
Thyroid storm is a rare but life-threatening endocrine condition that should be considered, recognised and treated quickly…
August 2018
August 2018 Podcast…
January 2018
January 2018…
RCEM Blog Book 2
Temp Taking and how to Take it by Andy Neill, A new Dawn for Stroke Patients by Nikki Abela, and Arrest Asthma by James Yates…
Temp Taking and How to Take It
Its probably fair to say that few of us give any great thought on how a temperature is measured…
Maternal sepsis: be aware and beware!
A 40 year old female presents to the Emergency Department feeling lethargic for 24 hours…
A Shocking Knee
A 73 year old man presented to the ED with a 36hr history of atraumatic right knee pain and a 24hr history of diarrhoea and feeling generally unwell…
Bubbles on the Brain
A 34-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of left ear pain, without discharge or tinnitus…
No Flies On You!
A 31 year old man attends the ED two days after returning from a holiday in the Gambia…
Not Very Common in the UK
A 27-year Indian male presented to the ED with fits occurring twice within the preceding 24 hours. He has no other medical co-morbidities…
Hot Above the Collar
A 9-month-old boy with a past medical history of dairy intolerance and eczema was brought to the ED by his parents…
Toxic Torticollis
A four year-old girl presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with a four-day history of fever and sore throat…