A 65 yo patient with a history of hypertension and mild renal impairment, presents to your rural emergency department with some lightheadedness and...

This study looked at the safety and efficiency of non-invasive diagnostic approaches in pregnant patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolism(PE)...

A patient is brought to the emergency department with a complaint of central pressing chest pain. The patient's ecg is shown below. Is this QRS frag...

A 72 yo patient presents with what appears to be a pre syncopal episode at home. This is on a background history of having had a valve repair 3 wee...

Patients with acute aortic syndrome, may be very difficult to diagnose. Patients who present with textbook ripping severe chest pain and accompanyin...

Syncope has three components: (15 minutes read)

1. Loss of consciousness
2. Loss of postural tone and
3. Return to baseline

Patients with syncope com...

 Syncope is not uncommon, occurring in up to 25% of children. Most causes are benign, however we need to be aware of the of 3 major groups as these ca...

Here is a common scenario: The resident presents a case of a 58 yo patient who has presented with shortness of breath. They go over the examination,...

 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 ...