This module covers how to diagnose, assess and manage a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…
Think Outside the Box…
An 18-month old boy is brought in to the ED by his grandmother with a cough, mild constitutional upset and increasing stridor for approximately 12 hours. He is previously well and immunised up to date…
Acute Severe Wheeze
A 5-year-old girl presents with acute shortness of breath and wheeze.…
The Unhappy Wheezer
A 5-week-old boy is brought to the PED by his parents. He has had nasal congestion, cough and wheeze for 3 days.…
Pleural Effusion
This session looks at the assessment and management of the adult with a pleural effusion in the ED.…
Ultrasound: Physics and Basic Equipment Settings
This session focuses on the way ultrasound works and how to manipulate the ultrasound machine to obtain optimal images.…
A Fluid Balancing Act
An 83-year-old female presents with worsening shortness of breath over the past three days which suddenly got worse tonight.…
Tension Decision
A 6-month-old girl was brought to your emergency department by her parents with five days of gradually increasing respiratory distress.…
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
This session is about the evaluation of arterial blood gases in the emergency department…
Asthma in Adults
In the UK approximately 4 million adults have asthma. In 2004, over 1200 adults died from asthma in the UK…
Fainting on the way to bathroom; Was it Really a Faint?
A 67-year-old man is brought into the Emergency Department with a history of fainting on the way to the bathroom in the morning.…
An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor Away
A 14-month-old boy presented to the Emergency Department following a choking episode the previous day at kindergarten. He had been eating a piece of diced apple at the time.…
Breath of Death?
A 61-year-old female with a history of sarcoidosis is admitted to your department in acute respiratory distress…
The Coronavirus Cough
A 58-year-old primary school teacher with type 2 diabetes mellitus presents to your ED with shortness of breath. His breathlessness has increased overnight and is exacerbated on minimal exertion.…
Adult Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutation in a gene that encodes cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein, which is expressed in many epithelial and blood cells.…
Adult Cystic Fibrosis
Describing the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis…
Oxygen in Human Physiology
This session reviews the transfer of oxygen from the atmosphere to the body’s tissues.…