A 2-year-old presents to the emergency department with 2 days history of fever, irritability and a rapidly spreading rash.…
Haemetemesis in Anticoagulated Patient
A 75-year-old gentleman on an anticoagulant, presents with haematemesis to the emergency department, in shock. How will you manage this patient?…
Mental Illness in Children
This module covers common mental health challenges faced by children and how they often manifest in the Emergency Department ED setting.…
Sudden Collapse in a Young Man
A 27-year-old man presents to the ED with a history of collapse whilst on a treadmill at his local gym. He was witnessed to have been briefly unresponsive but there was no seizure activity.…
Feeling weak
An elderly woman attends with a vague history of weakness and confusion but an unremarkable clinical examination. How will you proceed?…
Difficult Airway Management
This module covers the recognition and management of potentially difficult airway scenarios, including appropriate equipment preparation and strategy development for failed intubation.…
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?…
A Case of Blue Leg
Young female presents with sudden onset left sided flank pain.…
Interesting Case of a Limping Child
A 6-year-old boy attends the ED with a two week history of pain in the foot, which had developed into a limp over the preceding 2 days.…
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a common presentation to the Emergency Department (ED)…
Locked in Syndrome: A Narrow Escape
A 40-year-old female is brought in by ambulance having collapsed. She has vomited several times.…
Acute Psychosis
A 19-year-old man presents to the emergency department with paranoid delusions.…
The Unsettled Infant in the ED
The baby looks well at first, nothing really worrying – but he has been crying for last 2 days, which is unusual for him. His mother`s concern leads us to a serious diagnosis.…
Painful Knee
A patient presents to the Emergency Department with a painful swollen knee. He cannot move his knee fully and has a fever.…
Lung POCUS for Pneumonia
How does POCUS help in evaluation of pneumonia?…
Managing a serious incident
It is Monday morning 09.00hrs and you are checking your email inbox. You have received the following email from the StR who has just finished weekend nights.…
Protected: Journal Club: Sepsis Resuscitation: 5% HAS (human albumin solution) vs balanced crystalloid
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Simply Red: Rash Decisions in Resus
A 67-year-old man with a history of psoriasis presents in hypovolaemic shock with a 3 day history of malaise, oliguria and widespread erythema.…
Shoulder and Brachial Plexus Injury
This module covers the anatomy, common pathology and the clinical and radiological assessment of the shoulder and brachial plexus.…
Silver Shock
An elderly lady is brought to your ED by ambulance after falling at home. She is hypotensive, tachypnoeic and agitated. She has a wound on her right shin with no active bleeding.…