Hypercalcaemia is commonly seen in patients with malignant disease. This session explains the assessment and management of the problem in the ED.
Hypercalcaemia is commonly seen in patients with malignant disease. This session explains the assessment and management of the problem in the ED.
Hypercalcaemia is commonly seen in patients with malignant disease. This module explains the assessment and management of the problem in the ED.
Children can be distracting, but how can we also distract them?
A 59-year-old man pre-alerted to the PCI team with symptomatic CHB and received Atropine prehospitally. The patient is directed to the ED and is stable on assessment with significant bradyarrhythmia.
AKI in children is associated with an increased risk of death, prolonged hospital stay and the development of chronic kidney disease. This session provides an approach to assessment and management of Paediatric AKI.
AKI in children is associated with an increased risk of death, prolonged hospital stay and the development of chronic kidney disease. This module provides an approach to assessment and management of Paediatric AKI.
This session looks at disorders of potassium metabolism, in particular the presentation of hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia in the ED. It also covers the investigation and management of these conditions.
This module looks at disorders of potassium metabolism, in particular the presentation of hypokalaemia and hyperkalaemia in the ED. It also covers the investigation and management of these conditions.
A patient with “kidney troubles” now has acute kidney injury. How will you identify and manage her AKI?
Can you recognise acute kidney injury and prevent its deadly complications?
A 66-year old male with abdominal pain, distension and vomiting attends the emergency department. His bowels were last opened 5 days ago. Can you figure out the cause?
For hypercalcaemia to develop, the normal calcium regulation system must be overwhelmed by an excess of PTH, calcitriol, some other serum factor that can mimic these hormones, or a huge calcium load.
This session will describe calcium homeostasis. It will also examine therapeutic uses of calcium and discuss the disturbances of hypercalcaemia and hypocalcaemia.