Recognising the clinical features of invasive meningococcal disease in children…
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
GBS is now thought to be a group of phenotypically similar disorders. Degeneration of the axon can occur as well as demyelination of the nerve sheath.…
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Describing the classical presentations of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)…
Eyelid Injury
A 31-year-old man presented to the ED after falling off a wall into a bush. He sustained head and facial injuries.…
Violent Behaviour in the ED
Managing challenging and violent behaviour is an integral part of the workload of an Emergency Department.…
Acute Facial Palsy
This session looks at the assessment and management of acute facial palsy.…
Myasthenia Gravis
Myasthenia gravis does not present often to the Emergency Department. However, it can manifest as respiratory failure…
Heat Related Illness
Approximately 800 heat related deaths occur annually in the UK. In 2003, a heat wave in Southern England resulted in over 1000 deaths…
Heat Related Illness
This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to an ED with the effects of heat stroke and heat exhaustion.…
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy is a pathological process affecting a peripheral nerve or nerves (includes cranial nerves).…
Fabricated or Induced Illness
FII is a broad term to describe a group of behaviours by parents or carers which cause harm to children.…
Cranial Nerves One to Six
Cranial nerve injuries are important clinical signs, which alert the examiner to intracranial pathology. This session will look at the more common traumatic and medical causes of cranial nerve injury…
Secondary Headache
This module will focus on secondary causes of acute severe headaches that are likely to present to an emergency department.…
Bell’s Palsy in Children
Bell’s palsy is a relatively uncommon condition presenting to primary care. Despite a benign course for most children with Bell’s palsy, there are a number of serious causes of facial para…
Neck injury
A 62-year-old man comes into the Emergency Department in the early hours of the morning following a fall…
Assessment of Dementia in the ED
Dementia is a common disease within the elderly population. The care of these patients poses challenges for clinicians and carers alike…
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…
Psychiatric Emergencies for the Adult Patient
Patients with mental health problems often present to the Emergency Department (ED). They will commonly be assessed and then treated, initially, by junior doctors.…
Eye Trauma
It’s a busy Friday night in the emergency department and another facial injury presents following an alleged assault to the right eye.…
April 2020
This month we have COVID Discussion | Debriefing post traumatic event | Talking bout dying in the ED | COVID19 Ventilation…