Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
AAA is the enlargement of the aortic diameter >1.5 times normal and often an incidental finding. But there's an 85-99% mortality rate!
A 75-year-old man presents with a 4-day history of a productive cough and is now feeling quite short of breath.
Neurological observations must be performed on all patients with a head injury to recognise deterioration and monitor progress.
An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilised egg implants and begins developing outside the uterus, affecting 1-in-80 pregnancies.
A 21-year-old female presenting with sudden onset right iliac fossa pain 6 hours ago. She's had 2 episodes of vomiting since the onset of pain.
Here's a quick guide for identifying the signs of paracetamol overdose and what to do in the Emergency Department.
Here's a quick guide for identifying the signs of primary and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.
What to consider when dealing with Anaphylaxis in the Emergency Department.
How can you help your ED night manager, and in turn, how can they help you?
80% of admissions relating to sickle cell disease are also related to vaso-occlusive crises. Not only shortening life expectancy but potentially life-threatening.
