Intestinal obstruction is an important cause of the acute abdomen, accounting for up to 5% of emergency admissions to surgical services.…
Kidney Bean Troublin’
A patient with “kidney troubles” now has acute kidney injury. How will you identify and manage her AKI?…
Kidney, Urine Trouble! – AKI
Can you recognise acute kidney injury and prevent its deadly complications?…
Thyroid Storm
Thyroid storm is a rare but life-threatening endocrine condition that should be considered, recognised and treated quickly…
Thyroid Storm
Thyroid storm is a rare but life-threatening endocrine condition that should be considered, recognised and treated quickly…
Abdominal Pain without Shock
This article covers the generic assessment and management of the pain with abdominal pain without shock.…
Abdominal Pain without Shock
This session covers the generic assessment and management of abdominal pain without shock.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibres resulting in the release of muscle fibre cell contents into the bloodstream.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
This session looks at the causes, identification and treatment of rhabdomyolysis in the ED.…
Abdominal Pain – PEM Induction
Abdominal pain is a reasonably common presentation in paediatrics-increasing as the child gets older…
Renal Colic in Emergency Medicine
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.…
Renal Colic in Emergency Medicine
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…
Acute Kidney Injury
This session aims to illustrate, through a series of clinical cases, the common presentations and complications of acute kidney injury (AKI).…
Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
Patients who suffer from an acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage are a common reason for presentation to the ED in the UK…
Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
This session is about the assessment and management of an upper GI haemorrhage…
Cardiac Implantable Devices
Cardiac rhythm management devices (pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, or ICDs) are a constantly evolving and improving field…
Cardiac Implantable Devices
Implantable devices in Cardiology is a term covering a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.…
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema…
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.…
Blunt trauma to the abdomen – don’t forget the kidneys!
A 37-year-old man is brought into the emergency department following a road traffic collision.…