A 77-year-old woman presents to the ED with generalised abdominal pain. She describes the pain as dull and constant, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and anorexia.
A 77-year-old woman presents to the ED with generalised abdominal pain. She describes the pain as dull and constant, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and anorexia.
A normally well man in his 50’s presents with severe chest pain following vomiting.
25 questions. 25 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!
A 31-year-old woman presents with a one-day history of sudden onset of the left shoulder pain and shortness of breath.
This month we have Ketamine and Ondansetron, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, an interview with Vicky Price (SAM), Antibiotics for brain injury and New Online
A pregnant female accidentally takes an excess of paracetamol. This SAQ explores the important considerations taken when managing acute paracetamol poisoning during pregnancy.
A frail elderly female is brought to the emergency department following two episodes of “coffee-ground vomit”.
Chest and abdominal x-rays are commonly requested in the emergency department.
An 80-year-old woman presented to the ED at 2am with acute chest pain and shortness of breath.
A Middle-aged man presents to the ED with Epigastric discomfort associated with multiple episodes of vomiting.
A young pregnant woman attends with severe nausea and vomiting. She’s unable to keep tablets, food or fluids down and looks dehydrated.
A 45-year-old man attends the department with a 48 hour history of nausea and vomiting. He also has a diffuse upper abdominal pain.
A woman in her 50s presents with sudden onset nausea and vertigo.
Intestinal obstruction is an important cause of the acute abdomen, accounting for up to 5% of emergency admissions to surgical services.
A 75-year-old man presented to the ED of a District General hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain that followed an episode of vomiting earlier in the day. He also reported one episode of loose stool that morning.
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
This is the second in a series of Emergency Casebooks from the virtual hospital CFN General, with key learning points for staff working in an Emergency Department