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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...
As an FY1, you will be called to review patients who are hypoxic. Here we will discuss...
Requesting scans can be a scary daily occurrence for new doctors. It is one of few...
You will likely encounter an opiate overdose due to the prevalence of opiates for...
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most common, and important, investigations...
A CNS infection is one that involves the central nervous system in some way. This...
For new doctors, prescribing anticoagulants can be daunting. A few simple rules can...
Sepsis is an infection with evidence of organ dysfunction. Septic shock is when a...
As a junior doctor, you will often be called about patients with raised blood pressure...
Acute confusion, otherwise known as delirium, is very common in hospitals: 20-30%...
Sutures are placed to aid with wound healing following a traumatic laceration or...
Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcerations are a significant complication of diabetes...
Ascitic aspiration (tap) is routinely performed for every patient admitted with ascites...
You may well be asked to take blood from a PICC line or be called to see a patient...
As the FY1, you will see patients with liver dysfunction either on the take or deranged...
As an FY1 you should not be expected to make decisions regarding treatment escalation...
These patients have the potential to become haemodynamically unstable extremely quickly;...
Whilst on call or in A&E you may be asked to assess somebody who is suspected...
In this article, we’ll cover the treatments used in Diabetes Mellitus. We’ll...
AF is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia you will encounter. In this article,...
RCEM has published some clear and comprehensive information which is well worth a...
Vertigo is described as an “abnormal sensation of motion. It can occur in the absence...
NG tubes are passed from the nose to the stomach. Depending on the material, they...
As an FY1, you are unlikely to be expected to make decisions about long term COPD...
In the webinar below, Dr Henry de Boer (radiology registrar) provides a structured...
Non-invasive ventilation is a way of providing ventilatory support to patients in...
You will frequently get calls regarding nausea & vomiting: many patients present...
Heart Failure is not a diagnosis in itself, rather a collection of symptoms that...
Perhaps the most common blood test you will review daily will be the FBC (full blood...
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blocked blood vessel in your lungs, most often due...
Fragility fractures in the elderly
As a junior doctor on call, in geriatrics or in...
From the Greek: Syn: together & kopein: to cut - referring to a block in blood supply...
Serum calcium concentration is tightly regulated between 2.1-2.6mmol/L. Severe hypercalcaemia...
In this article, we will go through the three most common scenarios you will encounter....
Dying is a natural process and unfortunately, something that we all come across in...
You will regularly see patients with blood in their urine, most often picked up incidentally...
Dermatology is a vast topic that junior doctors often find daunting. Do read our...
It is quite common for you to need to describe rashes for documentation purposes,...
A lot of your time as an FY1 will be spent on the phone to various other specialities....
When you are on call, you will often get a bleep about a patient with abdominal pain....
Hypernatraemia is defined as a sodium above 145 mmol/L with severe being more than...
In this article, we will focus on more practical concerns when managing a patient...
A pneumothorax is defined as the abnormal collection of air between the visceral...
Palpitations can be described as the sensation of an abnormally received heartbeat....
COVID-19 aside, international travel is easier and more prevalent than ever before,...
Suddenly stopping alcohol intake in patients who have been drinking heavily for prolonged...
What is frailty?
A state of increased vulnerability to poor resolution of homeostasis...
In this article, we will present several common scenarios involving Parkinson’s disease...
You are unlikely to be expected to make decisions about long term asthma management,...
Patients may live or be discharged to a wide variety of social care settings and...
Bradyarrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms with a pulse rate of <60 beats per...
Thanks to Geeky Medics for an excellent video demonstration EquipmentGloves
Alcohol...
As an FY1 in hospital, you will come across lots of patients with dementia. They...
Pancreatitis is a condition characterised by the inflammation of the pancreas. These...
Please read an overview of the management of sepsis before reading this article.Neutropenic...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to a relapsing and remitting inflammatory...
There is an increasing prevalence of end-stage kidney disease and it is therefore...
In this article, we cover the assessment and management of back pain. This article...
Understanding how to do an LP and interpret the results is an essential skill for...
Within Geriatric Medicine you are always working as part of a multidisciplinary team...
Nutrition is an important aspect of a patient’s health and is overlooked during medical...
Infective endocarditis (IE) is relatively rare in the UK. However, delays in diagnosis...
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in adults are extremely common in both primary and...
In whichever specialty you work, you will encounter large numbers of patients with...
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition in which a blood clot (thrombosis) forms...
In the webinar below, Dr Dexter Valencia (interventional radiology registrar) provides...
Spinal cord compression occurs when there is compression of the spinal cord or cauda...
In this article, we give an overview of the most important and serious haematological...
There are three joint pain calls you might receive whilst you’re on call or...
The Multiple Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) is a computer-based exam increasingly...
As a junior, you will frequently see patients who potentially have thyroid dysfunction....
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a species of lentivirus that can infect humans...
Defined as a collection of electrolyte abnormalities associated with a massive intracellular...
Loss of vision can be a scary symptom for patients to experience, and a scary presentation...
PEG tubes are used as long term feeding options (and medication administration) for...
Chronic pancreatitis is characterised by repeated pancreatic inflammation. This leads...
As a junior doctor, it is your statutory duty as a medical professional to alert...
Sickle cell diseases are a disorder of haemoglobin affecting red blood cells. This...
A lumbar puncture uses a fine needle inserted between the vertebrae in the lower...
In the webinar below, Dr Sam Kular (interventional radiology fellow) provides a structured...
SVC syndrome is an oncological emergency. There is obstruction of the superior vena...
Alongside strengthening bone, calcium is used in the clotting cascade, in muscle...
Hypophosphatemia is a serum phosphate concentration < 2.5 mg/dL (0.81...
Skin cancers have one of the highest global incidences of any type of cancer. Early...
In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to set up local, regional and national...
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adverse drug reactions (ADR) as “any...
Cortisol is the body’s natural steroid (glucocorticoid) which helps maintain blood...
Tachyarrhythmias are abnormal heart rhythms with a pulse rate of >100 beats per...
Myocarditis (derived from ‘myocardium’ = cardiac muscle, and -itis = inflammation)...
IntroductionPatients with liver disease are common in the UK. Since 1970, mortality...
INTRODUCTIONThis article covers common gastroenterological presenting complaints...
As a foundation doctor, shortness of breath is one of the commonest symptoms you...
Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory condition characterised by the irreversible...
The MRCP part 2 exam is a multiple choice, best-of-five written exam with 2, 3 hour...
In people over the age of 65 years, 1 in 11 will have a diagnosis of dementia. Dementia...
Almost every patient admitted to hospital receives IV fluids at some point in their...
As an F1, you will quite frequently get bleeped to review a patient who has had a...
As a doctor, you will frequently be called for a drowsy patient. They can vary from...
Scenario: You are bleeped by one of the staff nurses to review a patient on the orthopaedic...
It is important for junior doctors to understand what the discharge planning process...
Hyperglycaemia is something you will encounter frequently. In this article, we focus...
Constipation is one of the most common complaints in hospital, especially on the...
Hyponatraemia (serum Sodium <135 mmol/L) is one of the most common electrolyte...
The advantages of AXRs are far less radiation to patients & that they’re...
When assessing pain, ensure you begin by taking a history to characterise the pain...
Paracetamol overdose is a common presentation in A&E and so you may often find...
A blood film looks at our three cell types (erythrocytes, leukocytes & platelets)...
AKI is very common affecting around 20% of inpatients & it is important to recognise...
