A case of a 3-year-old child brought in to the ED by their mum, blue and breathless.
A case of a 3-year-old child brought in to the ED by their mum, blue and breathless.
You receive a standby call for red-flag sepsis – Initial pattern recognition triggers the pathway. Shortly after arriving you experience ‘pattern interrupt’ and ponder new evidence in the treatment of this condition.
A 38-year-old male presents with fever and a rash and concerns about what he believes are infected haemorrhoids. He has no past medical history.
Managing the paediatric c-spine
This module covers the management of Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy, across the spectrum from mild symptoms to Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
A 17-year-old male who sustained a patellar dislocation and an avulsion fracture following a fall during a basketball game.
Alcohol withdrawal is a common presentation to UK EDs and patients can present significant management challenges to clinicians.
A 2-year-old presents with a fever and a 2 minute unresponsive episode. How will you manage them?
A 23-year-old male with autism, ADHD and prior self-harm presents with suicidal hallucinations. Initially cooperative, he later becomes agitated and violent, requiring urgent intervention for safety despite de-escalation attempts.
NIV – not indicated for every situation.
A rarer cause of pleural effusion
A woman presents with prolonged low-grade fever following a recent gynaecological procedure.
Learn more about the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACS) and their role managing in domestic abuse.
4am and a trauma call for an intoxicated 45-year-old man who has tripped and fallen into a lamppost, hitting his head.
Visiting hospital can be scary at any age. Facilitating a positive hospital experience for children is important because many of them will require further attendances and treatments in their lifetime. We don’t want this to be a frightening place for them.
Complaints are unfortunately common – but how do you reply to them?
A 70-year-old patient, on nasogastric feeding, was seen with a spontaneous non-functioning NG tube, passed 2 days ago successfully. Attempts with fresh tap water flushes went in vain. Physician felt quite a resistance while trying to pull it out.
This module covers the assessment, investigation and management of injuries to the bones of the midface; the zygoma, zygomatic arch, maxilla, orbit and nose.
Rashes are difficult to diagnose in both children and adults. The key is to be able to identify the important types and then manage to learn about the rest slowly.
How will you manage your absconding patient with suicidal intent who has gone ‘absent without leave’?