An elderly woman attends with a vague history of weakness and confusion but an unremarkable clinical examination. How will you proceed?
A 40-year-old male with B-cell lymphoma presents to the ED complaining of lethargy, dry mouth and generalized weakness. The patient has no fever. How will you manage this?
A patient presents to the Emergency Department with a painful swollen knee. He cannot move his knee fully and has a fever.
An elderly lady is brought to your ED by ambulance after falling at home. She is hypotensive, tachypnoeic and agitated. She has a wound on her right shin with no active bleeding.
You think this is a regular day at the office and a very straight forward case, but is it?
A 55-year-old woman presents with acute left eye pain, blurred vision, redness, headache and halos around lights that started when she was watching TV in a dimly lit room.
A 60-year-old man presents with 2 days of constant left lower quadrant pain, low-grade fever, and loose stools. He is haemodynamically stable with mild C-reactive protein elevation and no peritonism.
A woman with diplopia needs your help. Can you identify the cause and include or exclude any red flags?
A young adult presents with an opioid overdose, how will you manage this patient?
Small magnets in small people.
When will you admit a patient with PID?
A young boy arrives with sudden groin pain and nausea. Can you identify the red flags and make the right call in this urological emergency?
Life threatening complications of cancer more than neutropenia.
A 65-year-old woman with a background of type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease presents with gradual onset lower back pain.
Managing the paediatric c-spine
A patient presents with a 7 day history of pain and swelling to the right side of the face. What is the diagnosis and how will you investigate it?
Identifying aortic dissection is difficult, but the management doesnt stop there.
A 2-year-old presents with a fever and a 2 minute unresponsive episode. How will you manage them?
NIV not indicated for every situation.
Learn more about the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACS) and their role managing in domestic abuse.
Complaints are unfortunately common but how do you reply to them?
Many of your patients are at risk of aspiration pneumonia. This SBA explains when you should think about it, and how to implement preventative measures.
How will you manage your absconding patient with suicidal intent who has gone absent without leave?