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.…
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.…
Dyspnoea and Chest Pain in a Young Man
A 17-year-old tall thin male presents with sudden onset of sharp, stabbing bilateral chest pain, worse on inspiration and most severe under left scapula.…
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).…
Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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…