This session explores the presentation, diagnosis and management of patients presenting to the ED with vertigo.
This session explores the presentation, diagnosis and management of patients presenting to the ED with vertigo.
This module explores the presentation, diagnosis and management of patients presenting to the ED with vertigo.
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
A 39-year-old male presents to the ED with a 3-day history of bilateral peripheral limb paraesthesia, dysphagia, ataxia and diplopia.
A 65-year-old male presents to the emergency department by ambulance with an episode of collapse.
How to identify, investigate, and manage nitrous oxide toxicity.
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
A 10-year-old girl presents with lethargy, vomiting, headaches and an unsteady gait. She collapsed at home a few hours prior to arrival at your ED.
Transient Ischaemic Attacks
Transient Ischaemic Attacks
A 45-year-old male presents to the ED with a 3-day history of progressive weakness in his right upper and lower limbs. On examination there’s observed ataxia and ocular involvement only had developed within the last 24 hours.
GBS is now thought to be a group of phenotypically similar disorders. Degeneration of the axon can occur as well as demyelination of the nerve sheath.
Describing the classical presentations of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Outlining the epidemiology and pathophysiology of stroke
This module will focus on secondary causes of acute severe headaches that are likely to present to an emergency department.
We all work in the Emergency Department because we think there’s going to be lots of “emergencies”
Outlining the epidemiology and pathophysiology of stroke
Your patient is a 70 year old lady with a history of type 2 diabetes and Parkinson’s disease, for which she is on a number of medications
This is the first in a series of Emergency Casebooks from the virtual hospital CFN General, with key learning points for staff working in an Emergency Department