A rarer cause of pleural effusion…
Wheezing child
A 6-year-old boy is brought in by his mum after becoming wheezy and short of breath.…
Haem and the Heart
An 84-year-old gentleman attends ED with a 48-hour history of tight central chest pain on exertion.…
Acute Urinary Retention
A 51-year-old man is seen in the Emergency Department with severe abdominal pain and inability to pass urine.…
Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS-TS)
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (PIMS-TS).…
COVID-19 in Children (PIMS-TS)
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome.…
Facial Injury
It’s a busy Saturday night in your ED and another patient with a facial injury presents following an alleged assault.…
Facial Trauma
Another night out and another facial injury.…
Pneumothorax?
At the 8am departmental handover, you discuss a 69-year-old man with COPD who presented two hours earlier with SOB.…
Fractures of the Midfoot and Forefoot
10 X-rays in SAQs and 5 in MCQs to test your knowledge of fractures of the midfoot and forefoot.…
Tired purple legs
A 7-year-old girl presents with an acute, painful hot knee and a red-purple non-blanching rash.…
The Blue Baby
A 21-day-old term baby presents to your emergency department in respiratory distress and appears dusky blue.…
Wound Management
Explore the NICE guidance on wound management of dog bites (NICE CKS and NICE Guidance)…
The Shocked Neonate – SAQ
A 22-year-old lady delivers a 36-week-old baby unexpectedly at home. The baby was initially pink with an Apgar of 9, and a birth weight of 7lbs.…
Seizures in a child
The paramedics arrive with a 3-year-old boy who has had two seizures today. He has known developmental delay but has no history of seizures previously…
The Collapsing Child
A 10-year-old boy is brought into hospital after a fainting episode at school.…
Emergency Surgical Airway
56-year-old presents with a bleeding base of tongue tumour. You cannot intubate and you cannot ventilate. How do you proceed?…
Acute Asthma Exacerbation
You are called by a resident doctor to help manage a 22-year-old male brought into the ED resuscitation area, presenting with wheeze, cough and shortness of breath.…
Traumatic Head Injury
Mr X is a middle aged gentleman who was assaulted with a house brick whilst riding a push bike.…
The Raised Troponin Result
An 81-year-old presents following a collapse. His blood tests from triage included a troponin level. Its significantly elevated. What next?…