A pregnant female accidentally takes an excess of paracetamol. This SAQ explores the important considerations taken when managing acute paracetamol poisoning during preganancy.…
Induction Book 2 – Gynae
Gynae presentations to the emergency department are fairly common, yet fill everyone with dread. The management is similar to any other medical problem…
Induction – Bleeding in Early Pregnancy
The nurse at triage comes to speak to you: “Theres a pregnant 28year old with vaginal bleeding in the waiting room. Shes been here nearly four hours can you go and sort her out quickly please?&…
Call The Midwife! (…and other tips on ED deliveries)
It started as a normal nightshift full of the usual head injuries, drink and drugs. I’d gone to through to the eye room to remove a piece of metal from a cornea, when I heard the tannoy. ‘…
December 2017
The December 2017 Podcast…
October 2017
The new podcast for October 2017…
I can’t be pregnant…can I?
A 27 year old lady presents to the Emergency Department complaining of non-specific abdominal pain which came on 4 hours ago…
Ovarian HyperStimulation Syndrome
In this podcast we cover something fairly rare that if all goes well shouldn’t even present to the ED…
Maternal sepsis: be aware and beware!
A 40 year old female presents to the Emergency Department feeling lethargic for 24 hours…
When the bump bumps up the sugar
A 32 year old type 1 diabetic female presents at 30/40 gestation of her first pregnancy feeling generally unwell…