Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
Diabetic patients who are unwell often have a higher BM than normal. The liver releases glucose to enable the body to fight illness.
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"19 yr old female. Found unresponsive on university campus by passer by. No evidence of trauma."
Quick learning bites on EM topics.
56-year-old Caucasian male presented with severe central chest pain.
“70-year-old Male, self-presented with an ankle injury...”
15 y/o found unresponsive by his father. Has been struggling at school. Left a suicide note and was found next to some empty packets of his mother's tablets.
Pregnant women are at increased risk of infections & sepsis. Signs & symptoms can be subtle.
79-year-old man from a nursing home found unresponsive by staff this morning. Off his food yesterday.
53-year-old presented after an episode of collapse whilst trying to stand up from sofa. He had D&V for 2 days and hasn’t been eating or drinking well.
