A middle-aged man presents to the emergency department with chest pain and syncope…
Syncope
Neurological causes of syncope include basilar artery migraine, vestibular dysfunction and vertebrobasilar ischaemia.…
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.…
Cardiac Implantable Devices
Cardiac rhythm management devices (pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, or ICDs) are a constantly evolving and improving field…
Cardiac Implantable Devices
Implantable devices in Cardiology is a term covering a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities.…
Fainting on the way to bathroom; Was it Really a Faint?
A 67-year-old man is brought into the Emergency Department with a history of fainting on the way to the bathroom in the morning.…
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.…
The Collapsing Child
A 10-year-old boy is brought into hospital by his mother after he had a fainting episode at school.…
Parasyncope?
A 47-year-old nurse with a 2 week history of headaches and lethargy presented with a pre-syncopal episode at work. She was pale and sweaty before the collapse and had slow speech during the episode.…
Seek and Ye Shall Find!
A 57-year-old female with Chest pain, dyspnoea, abdominal Pain and syncopal episodes.…
RCEM COVID-19 CPD Top 5 papers: Week 9
Another week, another top 5! The volume and quality of evidence continues to grow with the team screening over 1,500 studies. This week’s top 5 contains policy shaping big hitters and an additional +1…
Supraventricular Tachycardias
This session is designed to help you understand the principles, basic physiology, and clinical features of supraventricular tachycardias. It is written from a clinical standpoint, with testing based o…
July 2019 Podcast
This month we have Aromatherapy for Nauseated ED Patients | Rob Rogers at EMEC – Medutopia, Legacies and Inspiration | Hugo Dowd – Syncope at Belfast CPD | Iain Beardsell – Diagnosti…
Did I strain too much?
A 30-year-old previously healthy male presents to your Emergency Department with syncope while on a treadmill.…
Aortic Dissection
About 1 year ago, Pam, a 62-year-old, recently retired teacher, fit, well & active, suffered sudden onset of severe ‘ripping’ pain in her chest & upper abdomen…
Spells of confusion
A 69-year-old gentleman presented to the emergency department with odd periods of vacancy. His wife reported that on the previous day, he had 2 episodes in which he would become suddenly pale and conf…
Tachycardias in the Resuscitation Room
Management of tachycardias in the Resuscitation Room…
Aortic Dissection
The challenge for the Emergency Physician is in making the diagnosis of acute aortic dissection and in doing so as expediently as possible as the mortality rate is 1-2% per hour.…
October 2017
The new podcast for October 2017…
Chest Pain – Clot or Bleeding?
A previously well 36-year-old woman presents with intrascapular back pain.…