A 39-year-old man presents with a 4–5-day history of fever, rigors, general malaise, and worsening shortness of breath.
A 39-year-old man presents with a 4–5-day history of fever, rigors, general malaise, and worsening shortness of breath.
You take a history from a 16-year-old American boy and his parents, who are on holiday in the UK for the next 2 weeks. He is complaining of a severe sore throat of 5 days duration.
Guideline summary
30-word description of the Guideline How to diagnose and manage adults with severe sore throat, including life-threatening supraglottitis / epiglottitis
Febrile children compete for the most common non-traumatic paediatric presentation in the ED, causing concern for parents worldwide. Your mission: to find the source.
A 36-year-old male presents with a 5-day history of sore throat, fever and dehydration.
This session covers the assessment, investigation and management of the patient who presents to the ED with a sore throat. It also covers the more serious conditions that can present in this way.
This session covers the assessment, investigation and management of the patient who presents to the ED with a sore throat. It also covers the more serious conditions that can present in this way.
Febrile children compete for the most common non-traumatic paediatric presentation in the ED, causing concern for parents worldwide. Your mission: to find the source.