This module describes focused ultrasound for suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm.
This module describes focused ultrasound for suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm.
You’re in leafy Great Britain, and a young patient arrives in lots of pain. They ask for some morphine, because they have sickle cell, and you’re not really sure whether this is appropriate. Read the blog to explore more about sickle cell!
Before my daughter came along, I knew very few people with learning disabilities. Of course, I saw people with learning disability at work, but I’m afraid I was pretty ignorant of the issues they faced and didn’t really attempt to think about how I could make their visit to the ED less problematic.
A 45-year-old female with end-stage COPD presents with acute breathlessness and drowsiness. Despite optimized medical management and prior discussions on care preferences, she declines interventions and has died shortly after admission.
A 37-year old female woman presents with worsening shortness-of-breath and is noted to be severely hypertensive.
A young woman presents with a painful, swollen ear after a recent piercing.
A 73-year-old female, who lives alone, is found collapsed at home by her neighbours and brought in the ED.
FAST involves assessment of the peritoneal cavity, pleural cavity and pericardial space. Learning that free fluid is present facilitates the most appropriate management plan.
A 30-year-old, 50kg, factory worker presents to your ED following a chemical burn injury. While operating a machine at the Royal Mint an accident sprayed chemical over his face, neck and upper chest.
This session discusses cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, covering its causes, clinical assessment, management and long-term outcomes.
A 34-year-old male presents to your ED in acute pain and you suspect ureteric colic. How will you manage this?
Exposure to a viral illness in pregnancy. How worried should Mum be?
Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the emergency department but are associated with high mortality and morbidity.
Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the ED but are associated with high mortality and morbidity. It is therefore essential that ED practitioners are competent in assessing and stabilising patients with complications arising from tracheostomies.
This blog summarises the assessment and initial management of common ophthalmic emergency presentation such as Sudden Vision Loss.
This blog summarises the assessment and initial management of common ophthalmic emergency presentation such as Flashes, Floaters and Double Vision.
A 27-year-old female presents to the ED with one day history of sudden onset of moderate to severe intensity headache, vomiting, diplopia and abdominal discomfort.
A 57-year-old female with Chest pain, dyspnoea, abdominal Pain and syncopal episodes.
A 31-year-old woman presents with a one-day history of sudden onset of the left shoulder pain and shortness of breath.
This blog summarises the assessment and initial management of common ophthalmic emergency presentation such as Swollen Lids and Ocular Trauma.