Continuing Medical Education Consult

20/08/2025

Mastering arterial blood gases in emergency medicine. Very easy to read and understand.

Mastering Arterial Blood Gases in Emergency Medicine: A Practical Guide Navigate Critical Decisions with Confidence In the high-stakes environment of the emergency department, rapid, accurate diagnosis is paramount. The Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) is an indispensable diagnostic tool, yet its complex...

22/12/2024

A 75-year-old man with background hypertension attended with dizziness and lightheadedness. His ECG tracing is shown below. What is your diagnosis?

22/12/2024

This is an ECG tracing of a 17 year-old boy who presented with palpitations, dizziness and chest discomfort.
[a]. Interpret the ECG with your findings.
[b]. What is your diagnosis?
[c]. What is the treatment?

18/02/2024

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18/02/2024

What abnormalities can you see in this X-ray of the left Hand?

14/02/2024

This is a rhythm strip of a 25-year-old lady with primary pulmonary hypertension.
[a]. What is the abnormality on the ECG?
[b]. What is the cause of the abnormality?
[c]. What other features will be on the 12-lead ECG?
[d]. Name two other conditions that may cause this ECG appearance.

11/02/2024

This Pelvis X-ray belongs to an 80-year-old lady who slipped while mobilising to the bathroom. She was unable to stand until ambulance arrived.
[a]. What is the diagnosis?
[b]. What clinical sign would the affected limb show?
[c]. What is the definitive treatment?

11/02/2024

This 62-year-old male was short of breath on presentation and suddenly deteriorated as she was been triaged. She went into cardiac arrest. CPR was commenced and ROSC was achieved. A portable chest X-ray showed this. What is the diagnosis?

09/02/2024

A 60-year-old man presented with a progressive dyspnoea and weight loss.He was found to be in renal failure with hyperkalaemia. Chest x-ray revealed multiple large pulmonary nodules highly suggestive of pulmonary metastases as shown below. What is the diagnosis?

07/02/2024

This woman presented with sudden onset of fever, headache and myalgia. Her urea was 34mmol/l and creatinine 500ùmol/l. She was an enthusiast of country walks and had had several 'tic' bites from walking in the Yorkshire Dales 2 weeks previously.
[a]. What physical sign is demonstrated?
[b]. What is the diagnosis?
[c]. What is the treatment?

29/01/2024

[a]. What is the diagnosis?
[b]. When does symptoms start in the child?