This module covers the evaluation of arterial blood gases in the ED.…
Stridor
An 18-month old boy is brought in to the ED with a cough, mild constitutional upset and increasing stridor for approximately 12 hours. He is previously well and immunised up to date.…
Asthma in Adults
In the UK approximately 4 million adults have asthma. In 2004, over 1200 adults died from asthma in the UK…
Carbon Dioxide Transport in Blood
The module covers important aspects of the transport and exchange of carbon dioxide.…
Pneumothorax?
At the 8am departmental handover, you discuss a 69-year-old man with COPD who presented two hours earlier with SOB.…
W is for Winter.. and Wheeze: Paediatric Acute Asthma
Winter is upon us, and the wheezers are slowly filling our waiting areas…
A Rapid Decline in Respiratory Function
A 62-year-old lady presents with a 10-hour history of increasing shortness of breath and sharp, right-sided chest pain.…
Acute Stridor in Children
Children commonly present in the ED with stridor. Stridor is a sign of upper airway obstruction. An ED physician must be able to diagnose, initiate treatment, appropriately investigate, anticipate and…
Basic Airway Management
Patients with airway compromise need prompt recognition and correction using basic airway techniques.…
The Curious Incident of the Barking Cough in the Night Time: Croup in the ED
Once you have heard the classic croupy cough, you wont forget it.…
Breathlessness
Dyspnoea is an overall term used to describe an unpleasant awareness of increased respiratory effort and will be used synonymously with “breathlessness” in this session.…
Breathlessness
This module covers the assessment and management of patients presenting with breathlessness to the ED.…
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
This session covers the assessment and management of primary, secondary and tension pneumothoraces.…
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
This module covers the assessment and management of primary, secondary and tension pneumothoraces.…
Chest and Abdominal Radiographs
Chest and abdominal x-rays are commonly requested in the emergency department.…
Pulmonary Embolism
Assessment and management of the patient presenting in the Emergency Department with a pulmonary embolism.…
Pulmonary Embolism
Assessment and management of the patient presenting in the Emergency Department with a pulmonary embolism.…
Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults
This module focuses on community acquired pneumonia (CAP) which is by far the commonest form of pneumonia seen in the Emergency Department.…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
This session covers how to diagnose, assess and manage a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
This module covers how to diagnose, assess and manage a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…