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Severe complications of chickenpox that can lead to hospitalisation.
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Group A streptococcus/ Grp A Strep or GAS in short - What is it? Why is it happening? Why is it important now? Why the invasive increase in infection rate?
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As with most decisions in medicine, the decision to reverse anticoagulation depends on the risk vs the benefit of doing so for that individual patient. There are a few things to consider in particular when weighing up the two sides.
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Where does PEM fit in with EM? Children make up about 25-30% of attendances to mixed EDs nationally, so all EM consultants must possess at least basic paediatric skills.
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There are hundreds of skin diseases, many present with (often similar looking) rashes. Diagnosis of skin conditions can be a challenging task for non-dermatologists.
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Actively reflecting on and planning our ongoing career is arguably some of the deepest work we can do, touching as it does on our very purpose and meaning.
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There is serious concern over the shape and demographic of the medical workforce in the years ahead, due to the potential drain of highly skilled and experienced clinicians, whose premature loss will have a significant impact on the service.
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Addison's disease otherwise known as primary adrenal insufficiency or hypoadrenalism is a relatively rare disorder. It can affect people of any age, although it mostly occurs in women and in those between the ages of 30-50.
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Globally, climate change is recognised as one of the leading determinants of health with health outcomes predicted to worsen as the globe continues to warm. But how does this affect me, in the UK? And how will this affect my patients, and the care they receive? And what can I do about it?
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Imagine it's 2am and the Red Phone rings. A 26-year-old male, fallen off motorcycle, in traumatic cardiac arrest. Your heart races, youre excited, but you feel way out of your depth. You know theres loads to prepare and often there isnt much notice. What do you do?
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Weve all seen diabetic foot presentations in the ED but many more of them are managed successfully in primary care and podiatry clinics. As in many other areas, the ED has a huge role to play in prevention as well as treatment.
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A few considerations for why ED practitioners should all be comfortable at performing speculum examinations and bimanual examinations.
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This blog considers how to perform an I&D in the ED and how those familiar with the procedure might set up practical training sessions.
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What happens if your personality is disordered or disrupted by psychiatric illness? How can your self then be accurately discerned from your personality disorder? Where does the condition end and you begin?
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This blog article aims to consolidate several resources and anecdotal practice around functional seizures.
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In May 2021, as we emerged from the second wave of Covid in the UK, we felt the time was right to make a change. Covid had highlighted significant racial health inequalities.
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The ED often plays a vital role in making the first diagnosis of cancer.
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Our curriculum mentions pacing, and we all think that we know all about that as weve got ALS right? Some of our brief discussions on twitter highlighted that pacing can be more complicated than ALS implies, and actually isnt very common in ED.
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We thought we'd create this mini summary of the resources we've found here and elsewhere to enable you to get the background to proficiently deliver and teach emergency medicine skills.
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Why digoxin? Digoxin has a narrow therapeutic index and digoxin toxicity can be a life-threatening condition.