Myocarditis is an uncommon disease but it has a significant morbidity and mortality…
Secondary Headache
This module will focus on secondary causes of acute severe headaches that are likely to present to an emergency department.…
Ultrasound: Indications for Ultrasound
Emergency medicine ultrasound has been steadily developing over the last two decades, and courses have run in the UK since the late 1990s. Since ultrasound is rapid and involves no radiation, it is an…
Assessment of Dementia in the ED
Dementia is a common disease within the elderly population. The care of these patients poses challenges for clinicians and carers alike…
Cranial Nerves Seven to Twelve
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 …
Intracranial Infections
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…
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.…
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…