A 45-year-old male presents to the ED with a 3-day history of progressive weakness in his right upper and lower limbs. On examination there’s observed ataxia and ocular involvement only had deve…
Doctor, Eye have a Problem
A patient presents with sudden, painful loss of vision. Can you diagnose the problem and provide emergency management?…
Eager to Stay Optometristic…
An elderly woman presents with bilateral visual loss progressively worsening over the previous four days…
Initial Assessment of the Eye
Eye problems account for approximately 6% of all attendances to an Emergency Department (ED) in the UK…
Cranial Nerves One to Six
Cranial nerve injuries are important clinical signs, which alert the examiner to intracranial pathology. This session will look at the more common traumatic and medical causes of cranial nerve injury…
Giant Headache!!!
A 69-year-old lady presents with a 3-week history of right sided headache and jaw claudication, associated with significant reduction in vision of the right eye for 2 days.…
A Genuine Case of ‘Off Legs’
A 30-year-old lady presents to the ED feeling “numb from the waist down”.…
Lightning Learning
During Summer storms, lightning strikes can cause fatalities …but what happens to the survivors?…
Sudden Visual Loss
Sudden visual loss is a presentation one should expect and be prepared to see, as an emergency physician…
Sight for Sore Eyes
Eyes are the windows to the soul. They have the power to mesmerise and enchant even the hardest of hearts. Yet, for many clinicians, they also instill genuine fear.…
Under Pressure
A 59-year-old man presented to Emergency department at 11pm with acute onset severe (9/10) generalised headache and vomiting which started at the dinner table at 5pm…
Eye don’t know…
A woman presents with an unusual cause of ophthalmic symptoms.…
More than meets the eye?
A previously healthy 28 year old male accountant presents to the ED with pain in his left eye…
EMJ Podcast April 2019
The first podcast in partnership with the EMJ…
FRCEM Primary Paper 3
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer…
June 2018
June 2018…
Ophthalmology Clinical
This podcast is a follow up from the previous ophthalmology podcasts. This time covering the clinical cases that you will see, helping to prepare you for an area that sometimes can be uncomfortable to…
Eye Anatomy Part 3
The 3rd in the series on Eye Anatomy. This vodcast looks at the bits that move the eye. Make sure you check out the other 2 vodcasts, bits of the eye and bony parts of the eye as well. Enjoy!…
Eye Anatomy Part 2
Part 2 of the eye. This vodcast looks at the bony parts of the eye and the orbit. Make sure to check out Part 1 on bits of the eye. Part 3, the bits that move the eye will be out soon. Enjoy!…
Eye Anatomy Part 1
The first of a three part series of eye anatomy, all that you need to know for MCEM/FCEM…