Renal colic, which affects between 2-3% of the world’s population, commonly presents to the ED. It may present at any age, although there are certain groups more predisposed.…
Renal Colic in Emergency Medicine
This session looks at the classic presentations of renal colic and its management in the emergency department (ED). It focuses on the investigation techniques and their strengths and weaknesses…
Urinary Tract Infections in Children
This session looks at the techniques available to collect urine samples from children in an emergency department. It discusses the evidence basis and the relative merits of each technique…
Urinary Tract Infections in Children
This session looks at the techniques available to collect urine samples from children in an emergency department. It discusses the evidence basis and the relative merits of each technique…
Urinary Tract Infections
This session covers the urinary tract infections that are encountered in the emergency department. It discusses their diagnosis, complications and treatment…
Blunt trauma to the abdomen – don’t forget the kidneys!
A 37-year-old man is brought into the emergency department following a road traffic collision.…
Abdominal injury and haematuria after falling off a BMX
An 18-year-old male is brought into the ED by ambulance. He was performing a BMX stunt off a ramp approximately 6 feet in the air and lost his balance, and fell to the floor landing on his right hand …
Acute Urinary Retention
A 51-year-old male is seen in the Emergency Department with severe abdominal pain and inability to pass urine.…
Male Urological Issues part 2 – Urethral Catheterisation
Part 2 of our urological problems in men blog – focussing on catheterisation and problems associated with it.…
Management of Haematuria
This session covers the management of patients who present to the emergency department with macro or microscopic haematuria…
Absolute Risk Reduction
A paper about the effect of tranexamic acid for patients who have suffered major trauma…