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There are certain situations where you need to prescribe IV fluids which vary from...
IntroductionClinical DefinitionAn open fracture is when the broken bone breaks...
No matter what time of the day it is, this is an ophthalmic emergency and requires...
What is it?A sudden increase in intraocular pressure, which can present as an...
Cataract Surgery: A Brief IntroductionCataracts are the leading cause of reversible...
The advantages of AXRs are far less radiation to patients & that they’re...
In this article, we discuss why you should apply to O&G training, how to build your...
When assessing pain, ensure you begin by taking a history to characterise the pain...
Ophthalmology provides a great deal of variety by combining medicine, surgery &...
Surgical training has a variety of work to get involved in as well as having many...
Requesting scans can be a scary daily occurrence for new doctors. It is one of few...
Being able to use an ophthalmoscope confidently is very important to junior doctors,...
If the thought of conducting an intimate examination or attempting to wield (without...
The first thing when called is to identify whether the bleeding is truly a lower...
As a junior doctor, you will frequently look after patients prior to and after their...
Constipation is one of the most common complaints in hospital, especially on the...
You will frequently get calls regarding nausea & vomiting: many patients present...
When you are on call, you will often get a bleep about a patient with abdominal pain....
NG tubes are passed from the nose to the stomach. Depending on the material, they...
In this article, we discuss when a catheter might be needed and top tips on male...
Urinary retention can be acute or chronic. When acute it occurs within a number of...
You will regularly see patients with blood in their urine, most often picked up incidentally...
Fragility fractures in the elderly
As a junior doctor on call, in geriatrics or in...
In this article, we cover the main ENT situations you are likely to encounter either...
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blocked blood vessel in your lungs, most often due...
Patients regularly present under the acute take with gallstone disease. The aim of...
One of the most common A&E presentations is a sore throat, and while sore throat...
Bowel obstruction is a common reason for admission or complication of patients under...
Acute Compartment Syndrome is one of the few orthopaedic emergencies. If missed,...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) refers to a relapsing and remitting inflammatory...
Pancreatitis is a condition characterised by the inflammation of the pancreas. These...
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery is a mouthful (no pun intended), but you may have...
Red eye is one of the most common eye presentations you will encounter. Whilst many...
Appendicitis is a one of the most common abdominal emergencies worldwide. Your aim...
Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcerations are a significant complication of diabetes...
What is it?Chemical injuries of the eye are ocular emergencies that necessitate...
The groin, also known as the inguinal region, extends from the anterior superior...
This is intended for junior doctors on the ward or in ED, covering how to approach...
One of the most common obstetric/gynaecological presentations in a hospital/GP setting...
Sutures are placed to aid with wound healing following a traumatic laceration or...
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition in which a blood clot (thrombosis) forms...
This article aims to give basic information on the assessment of dental trauma to...
Diverticulae can occur throughout the gastrointestinal tract but are more common...
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) in adults are extremely common in both primary and...
As a junior, you will frequently see patients who potentially have thyroid dysfunction....
Spinal cord compression occurs when there is compression of the spinal cord or cauda...
Epistaxis is a common presentation, especially amongst the young and elderly population....
Vertigo is described as an “abnormal sensation of motion. It can occur in the absence...
Chronic pancreatitis is characterised by repeated pancreatic inflammation. This leads...
The Duke-Elder Undergraduate Prize Exam is an optional competitive exam run by the...
Given how frequently patients present with renal colic, it is helpful for FY1s to...
A very quick guide to common issues prompting referrals to maxillofacial surgery...
As gynaecology issues uncommonly present on the ward, many doctors have difficulties...
Medicines reconciliation is the process of accurately listing a person’s medicines....
Loss of vision can be a scary symptom for patients to experience, and a scary presentation...
Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancer types seen in the western world....
SVC syndrome is an oncological emergency. There is obstruction of the superior vena...
In this article, we cover common benign anorectal pathologies including haemorrhoids,...
The management and review of postnatal women are usually straightforward. There are...
Diplopia, also known as double vision, happens when there is a mismatch in images...
Foreign body in eye is a very common presentation seen in the emergency department....
Ophthalmology is a hugely popular career. Having the skills and ability to improve...
The Multiple Specialty Recruitment Assessment (MSRA) is a computer-based exam increasingly...
Tinnitus is a common and debilitating medical symptom encountered in the field of...
IntroductionWith an increase in the ageing population globally, we will be seeing...
A cataract is “a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent...
In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to set up local, regional and national...
If you ask most people (medics included!) what they think of when you say plastic...
What is it?GCA (Giant cell arteritis) or temporal arteritis is a well known Ophthalmology...
