This session describes the most common childhood exanthems that present to emergency departments.
This session describes the most common childhood exanthems that present to emergency departments.
This module describes the most common childhood exanthems that present to emergency departments.
A 67-year-old man with a history of psoriasis presents in hypovolaemic shock with a 3 day history of malaise, oliguria and widespread erythema.
Young man with chronic cocaine use presents with painful hand swelling, worsening leg ulcers and a purpuric rash. Investigation shows raised inflammatory markers but no clear source of infection.
A 7-year-old boy is brought to your ED by his father feeling unwell with a very itchy rash.
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Rashes are difficult to diagnose in both children and adults. The key is to be able to identify the important types and then manage to learn about the rest slowly.
A usual occurrence of a 5-year-old girl who developed develops a rash following chicken pox.
A 65-year-old presents with a painful rash extending to the tip of the nose.
A 7-year-old girl is bought to ED with painful ankles and a purple rash on her legs.
A 2-year-old boy presents to the Emergency Department unwell with a widespread painful rash.
Refresh your knowledge on this latest outbreak.
A 46-year-old man attends the ED with an itchy rash on both his forearms. It started yesterday evening, and has worsened today.
This session encompasses the evaluation and treatment of individuals who are either identified as having or presenting to the ED with signs and symptoms of Immune Thrombocytopenia.
This module encompasses the evaluation and treatment of individuals who are either identified as having or presenting to the ED with signs and symptoms of Immune Thrombocytopenia.
A 3-year-old boy presents to the Children’s Emergency Department with a painful rash.
A 3-year-old child presents to your emergency department with a rash, fever and vomiting.
A 4-year-old child attends the ED with some spots on her arm which look inflamed and have become more numerous over the last week.
A 15-month-old presents to your ED with a rash and swelling on both legs and feet. The patient has a mild fever but is otherwise well.
Many of us in the UK EM will have gone most of our careers without seeing any confirmed cases of measles. Vaccination rates have been dropping though, so measles is back in our departments and has to be in our differential diagnosis list.