A 17-year-old presents with acute respiratory distress and a biphasic stridor.
A 17-year-old presents with acute respiratory distress and a biphasic stridor.
A case of a 3-year-old child brought in to the ED by their mum, blue and breathless.
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.
This session discusses cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, covering its causes, clinical assessment, management and long-term outcomes.
In the UK approximately 4 million adults have asthma. In 2004, over 1200 adults died from asthma in the UK
This module focuses on the treatment of adult patients with previously diagnosed asthma that present to the ED with an acute episode of breathlessness.
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (PIMS-TS).
A 45-year-old male, with unresolved cyanosis despite oxygen, presents with pleuritic chest pain and recent PE history. Arterial blood gas was performed to assess underlying hypoxemia.
The session covers important aspects of the transport and exchange of carbon dioxide.
The module covers important aspects of the transport and exchange of carbon dioxide.
This module discusses cardiogenic pulmonary oedema, covering its causes, clinical assessment, management and long-term outcomes.
A 21-day-old term baby presents to your emergency department in respiratory distress and appears dusky blue.
A 22-year-old lady delivers a 36-week-old baby unexpectedly at home. The baby was initially pink with an Apgar of 9, and a birth weight of 7lbs.
An 83-year-old gentleman is brought to the ED by ambulance with acute dyspnoea at rest.
Is it time to ditch ‘Aspiration Pneumonia’ and replace it with ‘Frailty Associated Pneumonia’?
A 62-year-old lady presents with a 10-hour history of increasing shortness of breath and sharp, right-sided chest pain.
Transfusion reactions range from mild to life threatening, and it is, therefore, important for clinicians to be able to assess, investigate and manage these presentations.
Transfusion reactions range from mild to life threatening, and it is, therefore, important for clinicians to be able to assess, investigate and manage these presentations.
Patients with airway compromise need prompt recognition and correction using basic airway techniques.
Patients with airway compromise need prompt recognition and correction using basic airway techniques. These are essential skills for emergency physicians and will be covered in this session.