Emergencies
Almost every patient admitted to hospital receives IV fluids at some point in their...
There are certain situations where you need to prescribe IV fluids which vary from...
Hyperglycaemia is something you will encounter frequently. In this article, we focus...
In this article, we will look at more practical aspects of how to read an ABG and...
Hyponatraemia (serum Sodium <135 mmol/L) is one of the most common electrolyte...
The deteriorating patient is often the worst nightmare for new FY1s. I remember...
As a doctor, you will frequently be called for a drowsy patient. They can vary from...
As an FY1, you will be called to review hypoxic ward patients. Here we discuss common...
Tachyarrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms with a pulse rate of >100 beats per...
Femoral puncture is typically used to acquire blood from a patient in an emergency...
As a junior doctor, you will also often assess patients complaining of chest pain...
Management of low blood sugar in conscious & unconscious patients, finding common...
Scenario: You are bleeped by one of the staff nurses to review a patient on the orthopaedic...
Acute confusion, otherwise known as delirium, is very common in hospitals: 20-30%...
These patients have the potential to become haemodynamically unstable extremely quickly;...
AF is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia you will encounter. In this article,...
Sepsis is an infection with evidence of organ dysfunction. Septic shock is when a...
Expect many bleeps about hypotension from concerned nursing staff. It is a useful...
The first thing when called is to identify whether the bleeding is truly a lower...
Whilst on call or in A&E you may be asked to assess somebody who is suspected...
Non-invasive ventilation is a way of providing ventilatory support to patients in...
Hyperkalaemia can cause life-threatening emergencies particularly cardiac arrhythmias....
As an FY1, you are unlikely to be expected to make decisions about long term COPD...
RCEMÂ has published some clear and comprehensive information which is well worth a...
You will regularly see patients with blood in their urine, most often picked up incidentally...
In this article, we cover the main ENT situations you are likely to encounter either...
Heart Failure is not a diagnosis in itself, rather a collection of symptoms that...
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blocked blood vessel in your lungs, most often due...
A pneumothorax is defined as the abnormal collection of air between the visceral...
In this article, we will present several common scenarios involving Parkinson’s disease...
Acute Compartment Syndrome is one of the few orthopaedic emergencies. If missed,...
You are unlikely to be expected to make decisions about long term asthma management,...
Anaphylaxis is a serious, life-threatening allergic reaction. Features include airway...
Suddenly stopping alcohol intake in patients who have been drinking heavily for prolonged...
Please read an overview of the management of sepsis before reading this article.Neutropenic...
Red eye is one of the most common eye presentations you will encounter. Whilst many...
You will likely encounter an opiate overdose due to the prevalence of opiates for...
A CNS infection is one that involves the central nervous system in some way. This...
Bradyarrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms with a pulse rate of <60 beats per...
As doctors, you will frequently see patients with opiate dependence. It isn’t...
Hypothermia, whilst an infrequently encountered issue during foundation, is a high-risk...
This article aims to give basic information on the assessment of dental trauma to...
As a doctor, you may come across patients with complex airways. They should be found...
Spinal cord compression occurs when there is compression of the spinal cord or cauda...
Sharps injuries happen when you least expect them. You can’t always prevent them...
Sickle cell diseases are a disorder of haemoglobin affecting red blood cells. This...
In this article, we give an overview of the most important and serious haematological...
Cortisol is the body’s natural steroid (glucocorticoid) which helps maintain blood...
