This session looks at the techniques available to collect urine samples from children in an emergency department. It discusses the evidence basis and the relative merits of each technique
This session looks at the techniques available to collect urine samples from children in an emergency department. It discusses the evidence basis and the relative merits of each technique
The baby looks well at first, nothing really worrying – but he has been crying for last 2 days, which is unusual for him. His mother`s concern leads us to a serious diagnosis.
This module is a summary on notifiable diseases aiming to put the notification process in context of the wider public health implications.
This session is a summary on notifiable diseases aiming to put the notification process in context of the wider public health implications.
A 25-year-old male presents to the ED with fever, headache, fatigue and arthralgia.
You pick up the next patient to be seen. It’s a 25-year-old who has neck stiffness, and a headache, and a sore throat. The GP has sent them in as a possible meningitis patient. Where do you go from there?
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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.
A 2-year-old presents with a fever and a 2 minute unresponsive episode. How will you manage them?
A woman presents with prolonged low-grade fever following a recent gynaecological procedure.
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (PIMS-TS).
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.
It’s probably fair to say that few of us give any great thought on how a temperature is measured.
A patient with moderate learning disability is brought in by their father because he has suddenly become aggressive.
Refresh your knowledge on this latest outbreak.
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
How to manage acute sickle cell disease. Focus on early analgesia, warmth, hydration, and oxygenation. Recognition and management of specific complications. Criteria for admission and discharge.
A 67-year-old man presents with shortness of breath and fever. He has recently completed his first 2 week chemotherapy course for auricular Squamous Cell Carcinoma, administered via a PICC line.
A 3-year-old child presents to your emergency department with a rash, fever and vomiting.
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.