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Jaundice

Jaundice is a physical finding, which emergency physicians see in patients who may present with jaundice alone or with other complaints and symptoms.…

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EM Quiz 10

A set of 10 Multiple choice questions to help you revise. The Questions have been selected at random covering the curriculum.…

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EM Quiz 7

A set of 10 Multiple choice questions to help you revise. The Questions have been selected at random covering the curriculum.…

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Seriously, Not Another Protocol? (EBM)

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…

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Gall Bladder Disease

Gall Bladder, specifically gallstone, disease is the commonest abdominal complaint causing hospital admission in the developed world.…

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Acute Liver Failure

Paracetamol overdose accounts for in excess of 70% of cases in the UK whereas worldwide viral hepatitis is the commonest cause.…

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Fishing for a diagnosis

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?…

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Alcoholic Liver Disease

Alcohol abuse is undoubtedly a huge social problem in the UK. It is responsible for many unnecessary attendances to Emergency departments (ED) and is an enormous burden on the NHS, which must treat th…

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