To drain or not to drain?

A 67-year-old man presents with shortness of breath and fever. He has recently completed his first 2 week chemotherapy course for auricular Squamous Cell Carcinoma, administered via a PICC line.…

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Pop Goes the Lung

A 23-year-old male was playing rugby 4 days ago. He was touching down in his in-goal area for a 5-metre scrum when he was kneed in the back towards his left side.…

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Wee Considerations

An elderly man comes in acutely unwell. He’s pyrexial, tachycardic, and isnt passing urine.…

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Torticollis

A 4-year-old girl presents to the Emergency Department with a four-day history of fever and sore throat.…

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Painful Big Toe

An 81-year-old gentleman presents to the ED with a 3 week history of worsening pain and erythema of his great toe despite antibiotics.…

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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.…

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Sudden Collapse in a Young Man

A 27-year-old man presents to the ED with a history of collapse whilst on a treadmill at his local gym. He was witnessed to have been briefly unresponsive but there was no seizure activity.…

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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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Seatbelts On…

A 54-year-old driver of a pick-up truck is involved in a head on collision with a stationary vehicle at approximately 30mph.…

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A Blood Gas Brain Freeze

You are asked to see a 51-year-old lady who has been taken to the resus room. The ambulance crew tell you she has taken an overdose 5 hours previously.…

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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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