End Stage Renal Disease

This session will illustrate through a series of clinical case studies some of the common problems a patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD) is prone to…

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Acute Kidney Injury

This session aims to illustrate, through a series of clinical cases, the common presentations and complications of acute kidney injury (AKI).…

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Pulmonary Hypertension

Patients with known pulmonary hypertension may present to the emergency department with a variety of acute problems related to this disease such as pulmonary embolism…

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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.…

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Calcium Metabolism

This session will describe calcium homeostasis. It will also examine therapeutic uses of calcium and discuss the disturbances of hypercalcaemia and hypocalcaemia.…

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Management of Hypoglycaemia

Hypoglycaemia is easily diagnosed and treated in emergency departments (EDs), if it is considered. In this session we will look at the presentation, causes and treatment options available.…

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Urinary Tract Infections

This session covers the urinary tract infections that are encountered in the emergency department. It discusses their diagnosis, complications and treatment…

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Fractured Neck of Femur

Fracture of the neck of the femur is a common injury and the incidence is increasing although it is not always easy to diagnose. The majority of fractures are caused by falls in the elderly and the fr…

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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…

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