Intestinal obstruction is an important cause of the acute abdomen, accounting for up to 5% of emergency admissions to surgical services.…

Intestinal obstruction is an important cause of the acute abdomen, accounting for up to 5% of emergency admissions to surgical services.…
A patient with “kidney troubles” now has acute kidney injury. How will you identify and manage her AKI?…
Can you recognise acute kidney injury and prevent its deadly complications?…
Thyroid storm is a rare but life-threatening endocrine condition that should be considered, recognised and treated quickly…
Thyroid storm is a rare but life-threatening endocrine condition that should be considered, recognised and treated quickly…
This article covers the generic assessment and management of the pain with abdominal pain without shock.…
This session covers the generic assessment and management of abdominal pain without shock.…
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibres resulting in the release of muscle fibre cell contents into the bloodstream.…
This session looks at the causes, identification and treatment of rhabdomyolysis in the ED.…
Abdominal pain is a reasonably common presentation in paediatrics-increasing as the child gets older…
Renal colic, which affects between 2-3% of the world’s population, commonly presents to the ED. It may present at any age, although there are certain groups more predisposed.…
This session looks at the classic presentations of renal colic and its management in the emergency department (ED). It focuses on the investigation techniques and their strengths and weaknesses…
This session aims to illustrate, through a series of clinical cases, the common presentations and complications of acute kidney injury (AKI).…
Patients who suffer from an acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage are a common reason for presentation to the ED in the UK…
This session is about the assessment and management of an upper GI haemorrhage…
Cardiac rhythm management devices (pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, or ICDs) are a constantly evolving and improving field…
Implantable devices in Cardiology is a term covering a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.…
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema…
Patients who present with CPO have a poor long term outcome but their short term mortality can be improved by early correct management.…
A 37-year-old man is brought into the emergency department following a road traffic collision.…