This session covers the common presentations of urinary retention and its management in the emergency department. It also covers the common problems that can occur in patients who have in-dwelling catheters.
This session covers the common presentations of urinary retention and its management in the emergency department. It also covers the common problems that can occur in patients who have in-dwelling catheters.
A 32-year-old man presents to the ED and gives a history of left sided loin to groin pain over the last 48 hours getting worse in the last few hours, associated with vomiting.
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.
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
A 10-year-old boy presents to the ED with sudden onset severe abdominal pain and on examination had very tender and significantly swollen left testicle. You suspect testicular torsion
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
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
This session covers the urinary tract infections that are encountered in the emergency department. It discusses their diagnosis, complications and treatment.
This session covers the urinary tract infections that are encountered in the emergency department. It discusses their diagnosis, complications and treatment
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 side, and then rolling onto his front.
Urology presentations are fairly common to the emergency department, and we hope this just in time reminder will emphasise some of the key management points.
