A 47-year-old female attends the ED due to chest pain that occurs on exertion and settles with rest.…
Chest Pain: Low Risk ‘Rule-Out’ Pathways
Radiation of pain to the arms or shoulders, and association with exertion, diaphoresis, nausea or vomiting are useful for ruling in the diagnosis of AMI.…
Chest Pain: Low Risk ‘Rule-Out’ Pathways
This session addresses the clinical assessment and management of patients with low risk chest pain, specifically the identification of patients with acute coronary syndrome…
Indigestion to Infarction
A middle-aged man presents to the emergency department with chest pain and syncope…
TERN Top Papers January 2022
This month’s edition of TERN’s top papers series comes from a small team of higher EM trainees in the North West. It looks like we will all experience some rainy days this winter, so we hope you enjoy…
November Virtual Journal Club – Identification of very low-risk acute chest pain patients without troponin testing
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…
Valvular Heart Disease
There are two cardiac valves on the left side (aortic and mitral) and two on the right side (pulmonary and tricuspid)…
New Kid on the Block
An 84-year-old presents with shortness of breath, chest pain, and appears peri-arrest.…
Acute Coronary Syndromes
This session is about the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes, defining acute myocardial infarction and recognising the various presentations and clinical features associated with acute corona…
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Pathophysiology and Presentation
This session is about the pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes, defining acute myocardial infarction and recognising the various presentations and clinical features associated with acute corona…
When the colour drains from your face!
An 87-year-old female presents with episodes of transient loss of consciousness, pallor and seizure-like activity.…
After the heart restarts – post-arrest care in the Emergency Department
A patient arrives in resus following an out of hospital cardiac arrest. He had a background of obesity and type II diabetes.…
Management of Post-Arrest Patients Including Prognostication
This session focusses on the emergency department care of patients post-cardiac arrest i.e. after the return of spontaneous circulation…
Management of Post-Arrest Patients Including Prognostication
This session focusses on the emergency department care of patients post-cardiac arrest i.e. after the return of spontaneous circulation.…
June 2020
This month is in 2 parts. Part 1 has LoDED Study, Trauma Top 5 Papers, Neurosurgical Emergencies. Part 2 has New in EM – Peripheral pressors, VTE Guidelines, New in EM – Thirst guided IV f…
Heart beats fast
A patient books in stating that his “heart is beating fast”. Your receptionist thinks he ‘doesn’t look right’ and brings him through to you in the main department…
January 2020
The January 2020 podcast is hosted by Chris Connolly and features New in EM currency in EM intubation, ASC 2019: Govind Oliver – Clinical Gestalt vs TMAC scoring, New in EM early antibiotic in s…
This is not ‘NSR’!
Is this another ‘Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR) or could the T-waves be telling us more about a not-so-rare syndrome in this 69-year-old Patient with chest pain.…
Valvular Disorders of the Heart
This session deals with the important presentations of valvular heart disease in adults and the early management in the emergency department…
Unstable Angina and Non-STEMI: Risk Assessment and Management
Unstable Angina and Non-STEMI: Risk Assessment and Management…