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Vomiting and Pregnancy

A 30-year-old woman presents to the ED with nausea and vomiting for the last 3 days. Her urinary pregnancy test is positive.…

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Liver Abscess Exists

A 34-year-old man, with history of recent foreign travel, presents to the ED with fever, jaundice and right upper quadrant pain. Physical exam shows right upper quadrant tenderness.…

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A Sleeping Pill Toxidrome

A 43-year-old man pre-alerts to the Emergency Department with alleged intentional overdose of Nytol (Diphenhydramine) tablets.…

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Working from home

It is a busy winter evening in the ED. The next patient to be seen is a 37-year-old female presenting with a headache, nausea and general malaise.…

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Demystifying a Fast Heartbeat

A young woman presents to the ED with one hour of palpitation associated with light-headedness and shortness of breath. What happens if the routine management fails?…

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July 2024

This month we have: Blood biomarkers and algorithms and fever duration in febrile infants, Guidelines for EM – Sickle Cell Disease (Part Two), Absorbable vs non-absorbable sutures in facial lace…

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Canal No.5

A 17-year-old man attends your ED having taken an unconventional shortcut on his way home. Check out this SAQ on Drowning.…

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Spill the Tea

A 32-year-old man presents to the ED with RUQ, tachycardia and diarrhoea after starting a new herbal supplement for weight loss.…

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