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.
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.
How does POCUS help in evaluation of pneumonia?
Many of your patients are at risk of aspiration pneumonia. This SBA explains when you should think about it, and how to implement preventative measures.
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
A 62-year-old lady presents with a 10-hour history of increasing shortness of breath and sharp, right-sided chest pain.
This month we have Ketamine and Ondansetron, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, an interview with Vicky Price (SAM), Antibiotics for brain injury and New Online
Dyspnoea is an overall term used to describe an unpleasant awareness of increased respiratory effort and will be used synonymously with “breathlessness” in this session.
This module covers the assessment and management of patients presenting with breathlessness to the ED.
Chest and abdominal x-rays are commonly requested in the emergency department.
Everyone’s talking about sepsis lately, but do you know what to do?
This month we have:
EM ETCO2 at triage, Nitrous Oxide Toxicity, Horizontal or vertical for LP, Practice Changing Papers in PEM and New Online
A 79-year-old male presents with sudden onset shortness of breath, stridor and respiratory failure.
This module focuses on community acquired pneumonia (CAP) which is by far the commonest form of pneumonia seen in the Emergency Department.
This session covers community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), which is by far the commonest form of pneumonia seen in the ED.
This session covers how to diagnose, assess and manage a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
This module covers how to diagnose, assess and manage a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Preparing for exams and trying to find an SBA on organ donation?
The law around organ donation has changed; refresh your knowledge with this SBA.
Man with a productive cough and fever -and it’s not Covid!
A 67-year-old male attends the ED following a 4 day history of worsening cough productive of green sputum, pleuritic chest pain and fever.
A 58-year-old primary school teacher with type 2 diabetes mellitus presents to your ED with shortness of breath. His breathlessness has increased overnight and is exacerbated on minimal exertion.