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…

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Vertigo in the ED

Vertigo is a false perception, experienced by the patient, of rotation or movement of the external world or of the individual in space.…

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Acute Sore Throat

This session covers the assessment, investigation and management of the patient who presents to the ED with a sore throat. It also covers the more serious conditions that can present in this way.…

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Acute Sore Throat

This session covers the assessment, investigation and management of the patient who presents to the ED with a sore throat. It also covers the more serious conditions that can present in this way.…

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Pain on swallowing

A 65-year-old gentleman attends with a 4 week history of increasing pain on swallowing – although he is still managing to eat and drink.…

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Eye Don’t Believe It

You are on the ED observation unit morning ward round. Your next patient is a 25-year-old man, admitted during the night for head injury observations following an alleged assault.…

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In Your Face

A 30-year-old professional martial artist sustained a direct blow to the left side of his face during training.…

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More Dental Emergencies

An injury to the tooth-supporting structures with no increase in tooth mobility, and no displacement of the tooth. The tooth however is tender to touch…

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Boxing, and Facial Injuries

Last April saw the England Boxing National Amateur Championships held in Nottingham. As a member of the England Boxing Medical Committee I was invited to sit ringside for the tournament as the Ringsid…

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