A previously well 36-year-old woman presents with intrascapular back pain.…
Unexplained Anaemia
A 30-year-old woman of African origin attends the ED complaining of lethargy and increasing shortness of breath.…
Methaemoglobinaemia
Hypoxia is common in patients presenting to the ED and can be life-threatening. The differentials are wide and include cardiac, respiratory and haematological causes…
Methaemoglobinaemia
Methaemoglobinaemia is a life-threatening cause of hypoxia and death but is reversible with early recognition and treatment.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
This session looks at the causes, identification and treatment of rhabdomyolysis in the ED.…
Meningococcal Disease and Meningococcal Meningitis
Recognising the clinical features of invasive meningococcal disease in children…
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
This session is about the evaluation of arterial blood gases in the emergency department…
Hereditary Angioedema. To Swell and Back
A 24-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department with increasing lip swelling over the past hour.…
Hereditary Angioedema
Patients frequently attend the emergency department (ED) with episodes of cutaneous and mucosal swelling.…
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.…
Bubbles on the Brain
A 34-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of left ear pain, without discharge or tinnitus.…
Intracranial Infections
Intracranial infections (also called central nervous system infections or CNS infections) are relatively rare, but form a very important differential diagnosis in the unwell patient…
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.…
EMJ March 2020 – Key occupational stressors in the ED
Key occupational stressors in the ED: an international comparison…
Managing Major Haemorrhage in the Emergency Department
When looking for the source of the blood loss think, Blood on the floor and four more…