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This session deals with the assessment and management of patients with appendicitis.
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This session covers the assessment and management of lower gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage.
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This session covers the diagnosis, management and treatment of anorectal conditions that commonly present to the ED.
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Intestinal obstruction is an important cause of the acute abdomen, accounting for up to 5% of emergency admissions to surgical services.
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This article covers the generic assessment and management of the pain with abdominal pain without shock.
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This module will discuss the causes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in children. It will consider how the causes can be differentiated by age, when to perform further investigations and basic management plans.
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The pancreas is the largest gland in the body and is situated transversely across the posterior wall of the abdomen, at the back of the epigastric and left hypochondriac regions.
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Patients who suffer from an acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage are a common reason for presentation to the ED in the UK
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This session looks at the techniques available to collect urine samples from children in an emergency department. It discusses the evidence basis and the relative merits of each technique
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Patients frequently attend the emergency department (ED) with episodes of cutaneous and mucosal swelling.
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Gall Bladder, specifically gallstone, disease is the commonest abdominal complaint causing hospital admission in the developed world.