What are stroke mimics?

• They don't follow stroke syndromes
• The are not sudden onset
• Their severity fluctuates
• They may have other systemic signs
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Dr Andrew Perry looks at using Ketamine for analgesia.

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AIRWAY PEARLS

• Consider every case a difficult Intubation due to effects on anatomy and physiology
• Normal airway techniques may not be effective
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 A 68 yo patient is brought into the ED, post cardiac arrest.

The patient collapsed whilst out. Down-time was approximately 5 minutes; bystander CPR ...

You might ask; "Why's is subclinical Atrial fibrillation important?" We know that patients in atrial fibrillation(AF) have a 5 x risk of stroke comp...

 Does a normal ECG exclude Hyperkalaemia?
Do we treat patients with a K+ < 6.5 mmol/L?
Do ECG changes in hyperkalaemia predict a adverse outcome?
Should ...

ntroduction

Patients presenting with dizziness comprise about 4% of all emergency department presentations. Our role is to exclude central causes....

Dr Will Davies presents this important lecture. It is often a question asked. "Should I bring the family into the resuscitation cubicle during a cardi...

This is Part II in the series Dr Claire Wilkin-Marshall and Dr Adam Michael present this lecture.

Please Try and diagnose the following rashes and th...

 An 88 yo patient is brought into the emergency department with significant bradycardia. During the evening the patient has been at home and has becom...

The patient in asystole, has a very poor prognosis. But is it really asystole?

Is there any benefit in giving one shock to that patient?

Surely we n...