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.…
Alcoholic Liver Disease
This session will deal with the assessment and management of alcoholic liver disease.…
Adult Cystic Fibrosis
Describing the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis…
Anaphylaxis
This session covers the assessment, treatment and management of patients presenting to an emergency department with anaphylaxis…
Bleeding in Pregnancy
This session covers the emergency management of both bleeding in early pregnancy and antepartum haemorrhage (APH) Appropriate investigation and initial emergency interventions are considered including…
Safe Sedation Procedures in Adults
This session focuses on the knowledge, skills, facilities and equipment required to perform safe emergency department procedural sedation. Commonly used sedation agents and some of their qualities are…
Thyroid Storm
Thyroid storm is a rare but life-threatening endocrine condition that should be considered, recognised and treated quickly…
The Mental Health Act and Emergency Medicine
Approximately 10% of all admissions to the Emergency Department (ED) are related to patients having a mental health crisis. With the ever increasing numbers of patients requiring mental health input,…
Valvular Heart Disease
This session deals with the important presentations of valvular heart disease in adults and the early management in the emergency department…
Management of the Anticoagulated Patient
With the possibility of catastrophic bleeding seen in the over-anticoagulated patient, be it spontaneous or following trauma.…
Paediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis
This session will explore the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in young people with relevance to the published evidence and national guidelines…
Stroke in the ED
Outlining the epidemiology and pathophysiology of stroke…
Oxygen in Human Physiology
This session reviews the transfer of oxygen from the atmosphere to the body’s tissues.…
Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Diagnostic Test: D-Dimer
Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Diagnostic Test: D-Dimer…
Chest Pain Syndromes
This session is about achieving a diagnosis in a patient presenting with chest pain…