A 52-year-old male electrician presents in the ED with a complaint of abdominal pain.…
Methaemoglobinaemia
This module provides an understanding of the underlying pathophysiology and causative agents, discusses how to identify and assess the patient with methaemoglobinaemia, and provides an evidence-based …
Hyperkalemia
A 60-year-old man presents to ED with a 1 week history of increasing lethargy, intermittent tingling in both arms and palpitations.…
Picking your brain (or blood) cells …
A young male has concerning symptoms with a background history of G6PD deficiency…
Carbamazepine – A Toxic Shock
A 46-year-old man is brought by ambulance to the ED. He has been drinking alcohol all afternoon and, according to collateral from his wife, he has taken some tablets two hours prior the presentation.…
Ecstasy
Class A drug in the UK – illegal to possess, give away or sell. Possession can be punished with 7 years in jail.…
Paediatric Toxicology Considerations
This module explores the presentations of children to the ED by concerned parents after a potential ingestion of a substance is common.…
Acidotic alcoholics – what does the gas say?
A 56-year-old man presents to the ED 48 hours following an alcohol binge with chest pain and dyspnoea.…
Drug Related Hyperthermia
This session considers the three main forms of drug related hyperthermia, malignant hyperthermia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and serotonin syndrome.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of muscle fibres resulting in the release of muscle fibre cell contents into the bloodstream.…
Acute Rhabdomyolysis
This session looks at the causes, identification and treatment of rhabdomyolysis in the ED.…