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Learn how to recognise pneumothorax and tension pneumothorax on chest X-ray, assess acute patients, and manage according to BTS 2023 guidelines
Eye pain is a common presentation with a broad differential. A structured history is essential to identify sight-threatening and systemic causes. It is important to ask about eye pain...
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There are certain situations where you need to prescribe IV fluids which vary from fluid resuscitation to maintenance fluids if a patient is nil-by-mouth (NBM) (e.g. pre-operatively,...
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This is a UKMLA-centred history guide about red eye.
Introduction
This article will guide you on how to approach history taking for a patient presenting with red eye.
This...
This is a UKMLA-centred history guide about headache.
Introduction
Headaches are a common symptom that you will come across in primary care, emergency departments and secondary...
This is a UKMLA-centred history guide about abdominal pain in children.
Introduction
Primary care, emergency departments, and secondary care encounter paediatric abdominal pain frequently as...
This is a UKMLA-centred history guide about painful swollen leg.
Introduction
You can divide causes of a painful swollen leg can be divided into unilateral vs bilateral and acute...
This is a UKMLA-centred history guide about abdominal pain.
Introduction
Causes of abdominal pain can range from surgical emergencies to mild self limiting gastroenteritis. Being...
This is a UKMLA-centred history guide about palpitations.
Introduction
Palpitations are an abnormal awareness of one’s own heartbeat. This can include the sensation of the heart...
This is a UKMLA-centred history guide about rashes.
Introduction
Rashes are a common presenting complaint in primary care. While examination forms a larger part of the assessment...
This is a UKMLA-centred history guide about fever in children.
Introduction
Fever is one of the most common presenting complaints in children. The causes range from benign and...
This is a UKMLA-centred history guide about limb weakness.
Introduction
Limb weakness can be categorised as functional, such as conversion syndrome, or pathological, due to muscle...
Welcome to ICU: Airway Management
Starting in intensive care can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to managing airways. This guide will walk you through the basics in simple...
