A 6-month-old boy brought in because he can’t breathe.…
What’s Wrong with the Probe?
A 52-year-old male presents with a 2-day history of lethargy, vomiting and feeling generally unwell.…
Buff, buff….my heart away…
A 38-year-old gentleman has just finished a course of antibiotics for pneumonia, but his symptoms aren’t resolving…
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)…
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.…
A Broken Heart
A recently widowed 36-year-old female presents with chest pain and shortness of breath. Her ECG features diffuse ST elevation.…
A Stuffy Situation
An 83-year-old gentleman is brought to the emergency department by ambulance with acute dyspnoea at rest.…
More tests for shortness of breath
A 36-year-old male presents in respiratory distress.…
Pulmonary Hypertension
Patients with known pulmonary hypertension may present to the emergency department with a variety of acute problems related to this disease such as pulmonary embolism…
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an elevation in pulmonary vascular pressure that can be caused by an isolated increase in pulmonary arterial pressure.…
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.…
Procedural sedation in Emergency Medicine 2020
Sedation is a routine aspect of emergency care. The aim is clear: make the procedural experience as comfortable as possible for your patient, whilst ensuring that your practice is safe.…
Procedural Sedation in Emergency Medicine 2020
Discussing the indications for procedural sedation…
February 2021
This month we discuss Thrombectomy and Lysis for stroke, HIV, and chat to the TERN Fellow…
Another angry drunk
It’s Friday night, a 19-year-old male who alleges he’s been assaulted is shouting / being aggressive in the waiting area. The triage nurses asks you to discharge him…
Breathlessness
Dyspnoea is an overall term used to describe an unpleasant awareness of increased respiratory effort and will be used synonymously with “breathlessness” in this session.…
Breathlessness
This session is about the assessment and management of patients presenting with breathlessness to the emergency department…
Seek and Ye Shall Find!
A 57-year-old female with Chest pain, dyspnoea, abdominal Pain and syncopal episodes.…