A 56-year-old male with stuffy nose and fall 6 days ago. Clinically infected septal hematoma – Swelling in both nostrils; high CRP, nasal deformity.…
The Headache
A young man presents with fever, headache, photophobia and vomiting. Can you interpret the findings to diagnose and treat him appropriately before its too late?…
A Crack in Everything
A 78-year-old man on clopidogrel presents after a fall with rib fractures, pulmonary contusion and haemothorax; ED erector spinae plane block has provided effective analgesia and improved oxygenation.…
Scoring Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
A 41-year-old gentleman presented to the ED with a three-day history of vomiting blood and the passage of dark black stool rectally.…
A Swollen Red Eye in a 5-Year-Old
A 5-year-old boy is brought to the ED with a swollen red eye and a raised temperature.…
RCEMLearning Podcast – March 2026
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Can this be a PE?
A 44-year-old male collapses and is subsequently brought into Resus. He presents with sudden-onset chest tightness and sweating, preceded by progressive shortness of breath over the past 24 hours.…
The Acutely Injured Knee
Ten SAQs on knee injuries. Each SAQ has a knee x-ray image to interpret and questions on ED management of the injury.…
Fever in the Pregnant Returning Traveller
Following a recent travel to Zambia, a pregnant woman develops high fever, dark urine, and confusion after a seizure; she arrives in the ED acutely unwell with hypoglycaemia.…
It’s Never Lupus
A 33-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with atraumatic hip pain.…
Why is air in there?
A 50-year-old man presents with severe chest pain and vomiting after eating pork meat; diagnosed with spontaneous oesophageal rupture.…
Facial Injury
A 14-year-old girl presents at the ED after falling into a tree and impaling her cheek with a large twig, just below her right eye, obscuring her vision.…
Journal Club: Can we safely rule out DVT in low-risk patients using age-adjusted D-dimer
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Neuroprognostication following Cardiac Arrest
This module provides an overview of neuroprognostication following cardiac arrest, beginning with the current prevalence of cardiac arrest and the Chain of Survival framework. It explores the key fact…
Management of a Complicated Anaphylaxis Case
You are met with a patient who, you believe, is suffering an anaphylactic reaction, however the adrenaline is not having the desired effect. Why might this be and what would you do?…
Spit Happens
During a police arrest, a known Hepatitis B positive patient becomes aggressive, spitting directly at an officer. The immediate exposure necessitates urgent post-exposure investigations and treatment …
Heading for trouble
A 14-year-old boy has been brought to the ED with a headache that has been ongoing for the last few days.…
Oxygen Prescribing for Acute Illness
A 62-year-old patient presents to the ED complaining of shortness of breath. You are asked to prescribe their oxygen.…
When ‘Normal’ isn’t Normal!
A 50-year-old male presents with painful Horner’s syndrome. The initial CT scan is reported as normal, and stroke consultant suggests discharge, creating a challenge in clinical reasoning and pr…
Bleeding in Pregnancy
This module covers the emergency management of bleeding in pregnancy. It includes the appropriate investigation and initial emergency interventions for bleeding in early pregnancy as well as antepartu…