An 82-year-old nursing home resident is brought into the ED with abdominal distension and a 2 day history of constipation.
An 82-year-old nursing home resident is brought into the ED with abdominal distension and a 2 day history of constipation.
A 29-year-old woman presents with a 3 day history of vomiting following drinking most of a bottle of vodka.
25 questions. 25 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
A 47-year-old lady presents with acute epigastric pain radiating to the back.
Abdominal pain is a common presentation in paediatrics-increasing as the child gets older. Hopefully, this blog will serve as a guide of what to look for, when to refer and when to worry!
Chest and abdominal x-rays are commonly requested in the emergency department.
A 14-year-old boy attends the Paediatric ED with a 2 day history of worsening colicky central abdominal pain.
Intestinal obstruction is an important cause of the acute abdomen, accounting for up to 5% of emergency admissions to surgical services.
A 72-year-old gentleman presents to the ED with a 3 week history of intermittent abdominal pain; it is now constant in nature and 8/10 in severity.
A 66-year old male with abdominal pain, distension and vomiting attends the emergency department. His bowels were last opened 5 days ago. Can you figure out the cause?
It’s your second day on the ‘shop floor’ and your next patient is handed over as a 51 year old man who has been brought in by ambulance with sudden onset generalised abdominal pain and vomiting