A 36-year-old female, with a previous history of asthma, was brought to the emergency department at 1840hrs on a Saturday afternoon…
A Rare and Serious Adverse Event Related to Codeine
An 80-year-old woman presented to the ED at 2am with acute chest pain and shortness of breath.…
Methaemoglobinaemia – True Blue
Methaemoglobinaemia is a life-threatening cause of hypoxia and death but is reversible with early recognition and treatment…
Gin and Ketonic
A 45-year-old man attends the department with a 48 hour history of nausea and vomiting. He also has a diffuse upper abdominal pain…
He looks a bit blue doctor
A 45 year old man is brought to ED after his neighbours call an ambulance, concerned that he looks ‘unwell’. The paramedic crew bring him to resus since he appears cyanotic with sats of 82…
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…
Carbon Dioxide Transport in Blood
Familiarise you with the important aspects of the transport and exchange of carbon dioxide…
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
This session is about the evaluation of arterial blood gases in the emergency department…
Methaemoglobinaemia
Hypoxia is common in patients presenting to the ED and can be life-threatening. The differentials are wide and include cardiac, respiratory and haematological causes…
Acidotic alcoholics – what does the gas say?
A 56-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department 48 hours following an alcohol binge with chest pain and dyspnoea.…