Top Tips for Breastfeeding Parents in the Adult ED
This is a section on communication skills that we have updated and reprinted from our medical student iBook.
Winter is upon us, and the wheezers are slowly filling our waiting areas
Acute back pain is something that we see fairly often in the emergency department
In this blog we will talk about how to overcome barriers, which will help you build trust with and get the information you need from the patient to treat them and keep them safe, with some great insights from young people working with Redthread.
Is it time to ditch Aspiration Pneumonia and replace it with Frailty Associated Pneumonia?
This was originally published as part of the medical student iBook. Weve reproduced it here with some additions as we think its great, and as much as this is written from a medical student perspective, it could be a new FY2 or a new nurse - or an old hand.
Children with noisy or difficult breathing often present to the Emergency Department (ED). The acuity of these patients varies, but any of the conditions that cause respiratory symptoms can be life threatening
Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are disorders of chemical pathways. These diseases led to dangerous deficiencies or excesses of chemicals.
This blog aims to introduce some concepts around bad or difficult news, link to some structures for delivering bad news, and hopefully stimulate some further thoughts and discussions.
Children are often found to have a heart murmur when seen in the Emergency Department, but when does a heart murmur actually mean something?
This blog discusses the preparation, assessment and management of the patients presenting with maxillofacial injuries.