This module covers decompression illness, explaining the scientific principles behind its pathophysiology, identifying major risk factors for its development and exploring the critical role of oxygen in early management. It also provides an overview of other important diving-related conditions.
This session covers decompression illness, identifying major risk factors for its development and exploring the critical role of oxygen in early management. It also provides an overview of other important diving-related conditions.
This module explores the differential diagnosis of potential underlying causes of Bell’s palsy in children and highlights which cases require further investigation.
Bell’s palsy is a relatively uncommon condition presenting to primary care. Despite a benign course for most children with Bell’s palsy, there are a number of serious causes of facial paralysis which can be easily missed.
A 60-year-old man presents to ED with a 1 week history of increasing lethargy, intermittent tingling in both arms and palpitations.
An elderly woman attends with a vague history of weakness and confusion but an unremarkable clinical examination. How will you proceed?
A 40-year-old female is brought in by ambulance having collapsed. She has vomited several times.
A 60-year-old male BG HTN presents with acute left-sided facial weakness.
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
4am and a trauma call for an intoxicated 45-year-old man who has tripped and fallen into a lamppost, hitting his head.
An 11-year-old boy is seen in the accident and emergency department by an SHO.
Back pain is common: it is estimated that 60-80% of the population have back pain at some time during their life.
Low back pain is a very common problem and it is estimated that 80% of the population suffer from it at some stage of their life. It is also a common presentation to emergency departments.
A 30-year-old lady presents to the ED feeling “numb from the waist down”.
A 65-year-old male presents to the emergency department by ambulance with an episode of collapse.
A 36-year-old female presents with acute thoracic back pain and develops weakness in her right leg, eventually diagnosed as spinal cord ischemia.
A 51-year-old man presents with acute onset of central chest pain accompanied by nausea, vomiting and paralysis of all four limbs.
How to identify, investigate, and manage nitrous oxide toxicity.
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
Learning about lightning injuries