Adult asthma patient with breathlessness…
Just a viral infection
A 6-month-old boy brought in because he can’t breathe.…
Take my breath away
A 27-year-old male has self-presented to your ED with acute onset of shortness of breath and severe pain to the right side of his chest.…
A baby with a barky cough
An 8-months-old boy is brought to the Emergency Department with a 1-day history of worsening seal-like barky cough and inspiratory stridor when crying, preceded by coryza.…
Pleural Effusion
This session looks at the assessment and management of the adult with a pleural effusion in the ED.…
Buff, buff….my heart away…
A 38-year-old gentleman has just finished a course of antibiotics for pneumonia, but his symptoms aren’t resolving…
Ultrasound: Assessment of patients in shock
This reference explores how to use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to assess patients presenting with shock to the Emergency Department.…
A Fluid Balancing Act
An 83-year-old female presents with worsening shortness of breath over the past three days which suddenly got worse tonight.…
Oh doctor, my left leg hurts! I am pregnant and worried about my baby!
A young lady, 13 weeks pregnant presents with one day history of left lower limb swelling, pain and discolouration. Bedside ultrasonography reveals thrombosis occluding the CFV and collateral veins.…
NIV Contemplations
NIV – not indicated for every situation.…
A Tricky Trache
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.…
A Sickle for your Thoughts
A 77-year-old man with a one week history of cough (white sputum with specks of blood), shortness of breath and wheezing.…
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…