A 60-year-old man with a tracheostomy is brought into the emergency department with acute shortness of breath…
It ain’t easy bein’ wheezy
Asthma is a common condition. In the UK, over 8 million people, or approximately 12% of the population, have been diagnosed with asthma (NICE CKS, 2018)…
Oncological Oncology
Life threatening complications of cancer – more than neutropenia.…
A Broken Heart
A recently widowed 36-year-old female presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. Her ECG features diffuse ST elevation.…
A Stuffy Situation
An 83-year-old gentleman is brought to the emergency department by ambulance with acute dyspnoea at rest.…
More tests for shortness of breath
A 36-year-old male presents in respiratory distress.…
Non Invasive Ventilation
This guide is not intended for those who are experienced ITU types, however, if you are one of the millions of front-line staff looking to help during our latest respiratory pandemic with little exper…
Malignant Spine Presentations
Here are two cases of oncological and palliative care emergencies that might present to the emergency department, that we should know how to treat.…
Pulmonary Hypertension
Patients with known pulmonary hypertension may present to the emergency department with a variety of acute problems related to this disease such as pulmonary embolism…
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an elevation in pulmonary vascular pressure that can be caused by an isolated increase in pulmonary arterial pressure.…
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
This session is about the evaluation of arterial blood gases in the emergency department.…
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
This session is about the evaluation of arterial blood gases in the emergency department…
Asthma in Adults
In the UK approximately 4 million adults have asthma. In 2004, over 1200 adults died from asthma in the UK…
Fainting on the way to bathroom; Was it Really a Faint?
A 67-year-old man is brought into the Emergency Department with a history of fainting on the way to the bathroom in the morning.…
Another angry drunk
It’s Friday night, a 19-year-old male who alleges he’s been assaulted is shouting / being aggressive in the waiting area. The triage nurses asks you to discharge him…
Breathlessness
Dyspnoea is an overall term used to describe an unpleasant awareness of increased respiratory effort and will be used synonymously with “breathlessness” in this session.…
Breathlessness
This session is about the assessment and management of patients presenting with breathlessness to the emergency department…
To drain or not to drain?
A 67-year-old man presents via ambulance with shortness of breath and fever. He has recently completed his first 2 week chemotherapy course for auricular Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), administered vi…
Induction – Risk Stratification and Venous Thromboembolic Disease
Author: Indy Karpha, Charlotte Davies, Heenal Raichura / Editor: Liz Herrievan / Codes: CC5, HAP6 / Published: 09/12/2020 Suspected VTE is a common presentation in the ED, yet investigation and manage…
Bloody Cough
A 22-year-old South Asian male presents with 2 episodes of haemoptysis on a background of anorexia, weight loss and a dry cough for 2 months.…