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  • Clinical Case

Spill It Like It’s Hot

A 60-year-old patient presents to the ED with a leaking ambulatory chemotherapy pump. The chemotherapy helpline is unreachable, and staff must manage a potential cytotoxic spill safely.
  • SAQ

An interesting case of fingernail clubbing

A 68-year-old man attends the ED one evening with a painful right knee.
  • Clinical Case

My Tummy Hurts!

A young boy with abdominal pain and distension is brought in by his father. The triage nurse mentions that he is hypertensive, with microscopic haematuria on his urine dipstick.
  • Clinical Case

Blocked Bowels … but by what?

A 56-year-old lady with a severe learning disability presents to ED with abdominal pain and distension, suspecting her last bowel movement was 2 weeks ago.
  • SBA

Post Chemotherapy Seizure

A 40-year-old male with B-cell lymphoma presents to the ED complaining of lethargy, dry mouth and generalized weakness. The patient has no fever. How will you manage this?
  • Reference

Hypercalcaemia in Malignancy

Hypercalcaemia is commonly seen in patients with malignant disease. This session explains the assessment and management of the problem in the ED.
  • Learning Session

Hypercalcaemia in Malignancy

Hypercalcaemia is commonly seen in patients with malignant disease. This module explains the assessment and management of the problem in the ED.
  • SBA

Oncology Emergencies

Life threatening complications of cancer – more than neutropenia.
  • Clinical Case

It’s ALL very vague

A young child presents to your Emergency Department with non specific upper respiratory tract symptoms. You’ve seen him before on a previous visit.
  • ECG, SBA

An Electrolyte Emergency

An adult presents with a variety of symptoms. Can you identify and treat the electrolyte disturbance?
  • Clinical Case

To drain or not to drain?

A 67-year-old man presents with shortness of breath and fever. He has recently completed his first 2 week chemotherapy course for auricular Squamous Cell Carcinoma, administered via a PICC line.
  • Clinical Case

Headache with Stealthy Hypertension

A 45-year-old male with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome presents to the ED with paroxysmal headaches and elevated blood pressure.
  • Reference

Management of Haematuria

This session covers the management of patients who present to the emergency department with macro or microscopic haematuria.
  • Learning Session

Management of Haematuria

This module covers the management of patients who present to the emergency department with macro or microscopic haematuria.
  • SBA

Bone Pain

A young lady presented with abdominal pain, lethargy, (Groin) bone pain, depression and headache.
  • Clinical Case

More than a pea-sized problem

A man with weight loss, abdominal pain and fevers attends your ED. He has HIV and is on antiretroviral therapy.
  • SBA

Paediatric Oncology

This SBA will test your knowledge on worrying presentations to ED, and when fevers come and go.
  • Clinical Case

A Pain in the…. Arm?

A 50-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with non-traumatic neuropathic sounding upper limb pain.
  • Blog

An Approach to Paediatric Oncological Presentations in the Emergency Department

The ED often plays a vital role in making the first diagnosis of cancer.
  • Reference

Phaeochromocytoma

The spontaneous presentation of phaeochromocytoma is normally between the age of 40 and 50 years, however the hereditary forms often present in younger individuals, including children.
  • Learning Session

Phaeochromocytoma

Describing the key features relevant to the history of phaeochromocytoma
  • Blog

Malignant Spine Presentations

Here are two cases of oncological and palliative care emergencies that might present to the emergency department, that we should know how to treat.
  • Reference

Hereditary Angioedema

Patients frequently attend the emergency department (ED) with episodes of cutaneous and mucosal swelling.

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