Bell’s Palsy in Children

This module explores the differential diagnosis of potential underlying causes of Bells palsy in children and highlights which cases require further investigation.…

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Blinded by the Light

A 34-year-old man presents to the ED with a red and painful left eye that is worsening over the past two days. He reports photophobia, blurred vision but no discharge.…

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Eye Trauma

It’s a busy Friday night in the ED and another facial injury presents following an alleged assault to the right eye.…

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Overdose of an Ancient Drug

An 83-year-old male is pre-alerted to your emergency department following an intentional overdose of one of his prescribed medications.…

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Never Make Diagnostic Assumptions!

A 29-year-old woman attends your ED for medical clearance before further treatment by her Mental Health team. She has a seizure before you review her.…

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Severe Sore Throat

You take a history from a 16-year-old American boy and his parents, who are on holiday in the UK for the next 2 weeks. He is complaining of a severe sore throat of 5 days duration.…

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Ouch my jaw

Its a busy Friday night in the ED and another facial injury presents following an alleged assault to the left jaw.…

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An Electrical Storm

A 68-year-old man with a prior history of MI is pre-alerted to hospital as having had a pre-syncopal episode with an abnormal ECG.…

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The Case of the Bulging Bicep

A male presents with a large bulge to his bicep area after going to punch and then missing a punch bag in an arcade. Why does he now have such a big bicep?…

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Hyperkalemia

A 60-year-old man presents to ED with a 1 week history of increasing lethargy, intermittent tingling in both arms and palpitations.…

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