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Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the Emergency Department

Toni is a 35-year-old lady who attends the ED regularly with chest pain. Nothing seems to make it better, and her troponin is always normal. You wonder if there is a potential cause. Read on to find out that there is more to IBS than abdominal pain.

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February 2026

This month we have New in EM – BP targets in spinal cord injury | Guidelines for EM – New Zealand Chest Wall Injury | Gender and assessment of abdominal pain with Charlotte Underwood.

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Tummy Pain. Again!

A 13-year-old girl presents to the Paediatric ED with a 48 hour history of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

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A good knee’s up

A young female footballer presents with a swollen, painful knee after being tackled. Examination reveals a large effusion.

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Ureteric Colic

A 34-year-old male presents to your ED in acute pain and you suspect ureteric colic. How will you manage this?

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Liver Abscess Exists

A 34-year-old man, with history of recent foreign travel, presents to the ED with fever, jaundice and right upper quadrant pain. Physical exam shows right upper quadrant tenderness.

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Abdominal Pain in Children

Abdominal pain is a common presentation in paediatrics-increasing as the child gets older. Hopefully, this blog will serve as a guide of what to look for, when to refer and when to worry!

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