A keen fisherman attends following a flu-like illness. He has a small head wound and is now jaundiced. One sign brings it all together, can you spot it?
A keen fisherman attends following a flu-like illness. He has a small head wound and is now jaundiced. One sign brings it all together, can you spot it?
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
Prolonged jaundice persists for 14 days in a baby born at term (37 weeks or more gestation), or to 21 days in a pre-term baby born before 37 weeks gestation.
It’s a common card to pick up in some paeds EDs – the yellow newborn. But whilst this can be an ‘easy’ one, such tiny babies can strike fear into the hearts of some!
You receive a standby call for red-flag sepsis – Initial pattern recognition triggers the pathway. Shortly after arriving you experience ‘pattern interrupt’ and ponder new evidence in the treatment of this condition.
It’s a common card to pick up in some paeds EDs – the yellow newborn. But whilst this can be an ‘easy’ one, such tiny babies can strike fear into the hearts of some!
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.
This session covers the assessment and management of patients with acute liver failure.
This module covers the assessment and management of patients with acute liver failure.
A patient presents following a viral illness with RUQ pain, vomiting and confusion.
This session deals with the assessment and management of jaundice.
Jaundice is a physical finding, which emergency physicians see in patients who may present with jaundice alone or with other complaints and symptoms.
Gall Bladder, specifically gallstone, disease is the commonest abdominal complaint causing hospital admission in the developed world.