This session covers the urinary tract infections that are encountered in the emergency department. It discusses their diagnosis, complications and treatment…
Cardiac Implantable Devices
Cardiac rhythm management devices (pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, or ICDs) are a constantly evolving and improving field…
Neonatal Nuggets Part 2: tummy troubles
This session will cover common tummy troubles with particular reference to evidence-based management of colic and gastro-oesophageal reflux.…
Neonatal Nuggets Part 1: skin rashes, jaundice, lumps and bumps
Sick neonates with vesiculopustular rashes should be tested for HSV, candidal and Staphylococcal infections (EL3)…
She won’t Freeze Now
A 50-year-old female presents to the emergency department after drinking antifreeze.…
Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Treatment, Hand Lacerations
This session deals with the critical appraisal of a key randomised controlled trial. The study concerns two treatments for the management of hand lacerations…
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…
Gall Bladder Disease
This session deals with the assessment and management of gall bladder and gall stone disease…
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…
Cellulitis and Other Skin Infections
This session covers the cause, clinical features, treatment and management of impetigo, cellulitis, erysipelas and necrotising fasciitis…
Causes and Management of Myocarditis
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…
Curriculum Quiz: Adult Acute
30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues!…
Mental Health in the ED – Induction
Here are some tips on the common mental health presentations to the emergency department…
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 …
A Partial Eclipse of the Heart
A 79-year-old female attends ED by ambulance after having 12 hours of central, pleuritic chest pain which radiated to the back across her shoulders.…
Gynae – Induction
Gynae presentations to the emergency department are fairly common, yet fill everyone with dread. The management is similar to any other medical problem…
Palliative Care in the ED – Induction
A patient attends majors, with sepsis. You overhear someone saying theyre palliative care, so we dont need to do anything…