An elderly lady gardening in the hot summer sun becomes unwell soon after midday.
How will you manage her heat stroke?…
Dying for a drink
A 63-year-old female presents with anxiety and collapse…
Acute Behavioural Disturbance
Recognising the clinical features of acute behavioural disturbance (ABD)…
Acute Behavioural Disturbance
Recognising the clinical features of acute behavioural disturbance (ABD)…
December Virtual Journal Club – Fluid balance and outcome in critically ill patients with traumatic brain injury (CENTER-TBI and OzENTER-TBI): a prospective, multicentre, comparative effectiveness study
At TERN Education we are keen to help you learn how to critically evaluate the evidence base behind your practice. In order to do this, we are producing monthly virtual journal club modules on RCEMLea…
Aortic Hypertension
Identifying aortic dissection is difficult, but the management doesn’t stop there.…
Oh doctor, my left leg hurts! I am pregnant and worried about my baby!
A young lady, 13 weeks pregnant presents with one day history of left lower limb swelling, pain and discolouration. Bedside ultrasonography reveals thrombosis occluding the CFV and collateral veins.…
Vaginal Bleeding in the Non-Pregnant Patient
An interactive learning session covering the relevance of vaginal bleeding in an emergency medicine context…
Vaginal Bleeding in the Non-Pregnant Patient
This session covers the relevance of vaginal bleeding in an Emergency Medicine context…
Summer Sun
Here comes the Summer Sun…and Heat Stroke.…
A Tricky Trache
A 60-year-old man with a tracheostomy is brought into the emergency department with acute shortness of breath…
Tracheostomy Emergencies in Adults
Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the emergency department but are associated with high mortality and morbidity. It is therefore essential that emergency department practitioners are competent in a…
Tracheostomy Emergencies in Adults
Tracheostomy emergencies are rare in the emergency department but are associated with high mortality and morbidity. It is therefore essential that emergency department practitioners are competent in a…
It ain’t easy bein’ wheezy
Asthma is a common condition. In the UK, over 8 million people, or approximately 12% of the population, have been diagnosed with asthma (NICE CKS, 2018)…
New Kid on the Block
An 84-year-old presents with shortness of breath, chest pain, and appears peri-arrest.…
Sickle Cell Syndromes
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 appropriat…
A Spider Bite
An 18-year-old female presents to the ED of your local hospital during a night shift with a spider bite over the thigh. She is feverish and tachycardic.…
Oncological Oncology
Life threatening complications of cancer – more than neutropenia.…
A Broken Heart
A recently widowed 36-year-old female presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. Her ECG features diffuse ST elevation.…
Blocked up!
A 66-year old male with abdominal pain, distension and vomiting attends the emergency department. His bowels were last opened 5 days ago. Can you figure out the cause?…