It’s a common card to pick up in some paeds EDs – the yellow newborn. But whilst this can be an ‘easy’ one, such tiny babies can strike fear into the hearts of some!…
Diagnosis of Shock
The relative incidence and mortality of shock varies greatly depending on the population and the cause.…
Temp Taking and How to Take It
Its probably fair to say that few of us give any great thought on how a temperature is measured.…
The Shocked Neonate – SAQ
A 22-year-old lady delivers a 36-week-old baby unexpectedly at home. The baby was initially pink with an Apgar of 9, and a birth weight of 7lbs.…
Doctor! Why Can’t I Walk?
A 65-year-old male presents to the emergency department by ambulance with an episode of collapse.…
Cardiac Arrest in Special Circumstances: Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis-induced Cardiac Arrest…
Tiny Tot’s Ticker Flicker
A 5-week term baby is brought in by his parents with a 24-hour history of poor feeding. No fever or infective features.…
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.…
It’s a AAA, isn’t it? You’ve got some ex-pleening to do
A 76-year-old presents with abdominal pain. He is clinically shocked (hypotensive and tachycardic) with a known abdominal aortic aneurysm.…
Recognising Paediatric Sepsis
Early recognition and treatment of sepsis in children is crucial as progression to organ failure and shock is often very rapid.…
It’s all in her head
A 10-year-old girl presents with lethargy, vomiting, headaches and an unsteady gait. She collapsed at home a few hours prior to arrival at your ED.…
Bloody Cough
A 22-year-old South Asian male presents with 2 episodes of haemoptysis on a background of anorexia, weight loss and a dry cough for 2 months.…
Wee Considerations
An elderly man comes in acutely unwell. He’s pyrexial, tachycardic, and isnt passing urine.…
Acute Aortic Dissection
This session covers the diagnosis and initial management of a patient with acute aortic dissection.…
Ultrasound: Skills of carrying out Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Assessment (AAA)
This module describes focused ultrasound for suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm.…
Unwell after a Meal
A 4-year-old child is brought into your resuscitation room with difficulty breathing.…
A Constant Cough
A 9-week-old female infant presents to Paediatric A&E at 2200 hrs with a history of coughing, difficulty in breathing, lethargy and reduced feeding.…
Maternal sepsis: be aware and beware!
A 40-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department feeling lethargic for 24 hours.…
Sudden collapse with chest pain and shock
A 67-year-old man is brought into the emergency department with collapse associated with chest pain…
Scoring Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
A 41-year-old gentleman presented to the ED with a three day history of vomiting blood and the passage of bright red blood rectally.…