An anxious 45-year-old male presents to your Emergency Department with acute neck swelling.…
Wheezing child
A 6-year-old boy is brought in by his mum after becoming wheezy and short of breath.…
Big Strange Tube
With regard to the picture shown, which of the following are true?…
An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor Away
A 14-month-old boy presented to the Emergency Department following a choking episode the previous day at kindergarten. He had been eating a piece of diced apple at the time.…
Acute Severe Wheeze Please
A 5-year-old girl presents with acute shortness of breath and wheeze…
To PE or not to PE?
An 80-year-old woman presents to your Emergency Department with shortness of breath on minimal exertion. She flew back from Singapore two days ago.…
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RCEM Blog Book 2
Temp Taking and how to Take it by Andy Neill, A new Dawn for Stroke Patients by Nikki Abela, and Arrest Asthma by James Yates…
Arrest Asthma
In the UK, there are 3 asthma-related deaths per day. In 2015, this translated to 1468 deaths in that year.…
BTS/SIGN Asthma Guidelines Part 2 – Children
For the second part of the Asthma Guideline Podcast Chris Connolly and Becky Maxwell focus on its application in Paediatric Emergency Departments…
BTS/SIGN Asthma Guideline 2016 Part 1
This guideline was published in 2016 and was an update on the previous iteration that has been updated yearly by SIGN…
Basic Airway Management
Patients with airway compromise need prompt recognition and correction using basic airway techniques.…