Based at the University Hospitals of Leicester, we serve the educational needs of healthcare practitioners in Acute & Emergency Medicine across the East Midlands, UK
Acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) or Type 2 respiratory failure, is a failure of ventilation leading to acute hypercapnia with an element of hypoxia and can be life-threatening.
Asthma is a life-changing disease and (in the UK) about 3 people a day die as a consequence.
12-year-old boy presents with a history of his knee giving way while playing football and looking funny. As he got up, the knee felt that it popped back.
Neurological observations must be performed on all patients with a head injury to recognise deterioration and monitor progress.
A round-up of the latest PEM articles from across the web relevant to the CEM/RCPCH curriculum.
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.
Orthostatic hypotension is the fall in blood pressure when transitioning from lying to standing.
Here's a quick guide for identifying the signs of paracetamol overdose and what to do in the Emergency Department.
