CNS infections are relatively rare, but form a very important differential diagnosis in the unwell patient presenting to the ED.…
Intracranial Infections
Intracranial infections (also called central nervous system infections or CNS infections) are relatively rare, but form a very important differential diagnosis in the unwell patient…
The Twitching Tot
The paramedics arrive with a 3-year-old boy who has had two seizures today. He has known developmental delay but has no history of seizures previously…
Just a viral infection
6-month-old boy brought in because he cant breathe.…
It’s all in the kiss
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…
Holiday Sore Throat: are Antibiotics required?
You take a history from a 16 year old American boy and his parents who are on holiday in the UK for the next 2 weeks. He is complaining of a severe sore throat of 5 days duration…
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 1
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer…
The Forest
The forbidden forest is home to many dangerous creatures, where an encounter with even the smallest ticks can leave a big impact.…
Epistaxis in a child
A 7 year old girl is brought into the emergency department by her mother on a busy Saturday afternoon after experiencing several nose bleeds at home over the preceding few hours…
March 2019
March 2019 Podcast…
Crash & Burn
An SAQ designed to consolidate your knowledge on the features and management of Kawasaki disease.…
February 2019
TXA for haemoptysis, EMJ Podcast, Capacity, DFTB18 Domenic Cincotta, Premedication for ketamine sedation, C-spine in distracting injuries…
It’s all in her head
A young girl attends you with lethargy, vomiting, headaches and an unsteady gait. She collapsed at home a few hours prior to arrival at your Emergency Department.…
PEM Starter pack book
We are pleased to announce our PEM Starter Pack with 12 blogs rolled into one handy iBook…
A child with a fever
Febrile children compete for the most common non-traumatic paediatric presentation in the ED, causing concern for parents worldwide. Your mission: to find the source.…
Meningococcal Disease and Meningococcal Meningitis
Recognising the clinical features of invasive meningococcal disease in children…
Urinary Tract Infections in Children
This session looks at the techniques available to collect urine samples from children in an emergency department. It discusses the evidence basis and the relative merits of each technique…
A stag do abroad
34-year-old male with malaise, myalgia, bilateral neck swelling and a headache…
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…