Assessment of Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care
Saskie Dorman
This session provides a framework for the assessment of nausea and vomiting as a first step to appropriate management. This session was reviewed by Saskie Dorman and Christina Faull and last updated in June 2017.
Assessment of Constipation in Palliative Care
Joanne Droney and Anna-Marie Stevens
This session gives a framework of how to assess constipation as an essential first step in appropriate management of constipation. This session was reviewed by Joanne Droney and Christina Faull and last updated in September 2015.
Assessment of Mood in Palliative Care
Annabel Price and Max Henderson
This session provides a framework for the assessment of mood as an essential first step to appropriate management of depression.
Assessment and Management of Weight Loss and Loss of Appetite in Palliative Care
Kathleen Sherry
This session gives a framework for assessing and managing loss of appetite (anorexia), weight loss and cachexia in patients near the end of their lives. This session was reviewed by Amy Proffitt and Christina Faull and last updated in December 2015.
Assessment of Physical and Cognitive Deterioration in Function in Palliative Care
Doiminic Ó Brannagáin
This session provides a framework for the assessment of physical and cognitive deterioration in function in end of life care patients. This session was reviewed by Amy Proffitt and Christina Faull and last updated in November 2015.
Cardiac Computed Tomography - Introduction and Anatomy
Dorothy Keane
0.50 Hours
This session will cover general principles of cardiac computed tomography (CT). It will provide a brief overview of patient preparation and CT technique along with a description of normal cardiovascular appearances. Relevant anatomy using both diagrams and CT images will be described to aid the understanding of cardiac CT. The s....
Cardiac Computed Tomography - Coronary Artery Screening
Dorothy Keane
0.50 Hours
This session will provide an introduction to screening for coronary artery disease (CAD) using computed tomography (CT) cardiac calcium scoring. The session will also describe the use of CT angiography (CTA) and give examples of congenital coronary artery anomalies.
Anatomy of the Ankle (Adult) - Radiology
Nick Woznitza
0.50 Hours
This session will look at the anatomy of the ankle.
Anatomy of the Pelvis (Adult) - Radiology
Joanne Hargreaves
0.50 Hours
This session will look at the anatomy of the pelvis.
Anatomy of the Hand (Paediatric) - Radiology
Paul O'Riordan
0.50 Hours
This session will focus on the anatomy and bone development of the hand.
Anatomy of the Wrist (Paediatric) - Radiology
Paul O'Riordan
0.50 Hours
This session will focus on the anatomy and bone development of the wrist.
Anatomy of the Knee, Tibia and Fibula (Paediatric) - Radiology
Claire Giles
0.50 Hours
This session will focus on the anatomy and bone development of the knee, the tibia and the fibula.
Anatomy of the Skull and Facial Bones (Paediatric) - Radiology
Dorothy Keane
0.50 Hours
This session will focus on the anatomy and bone development of the skull and facial bones.
Definition and Mechanisms of Underlying Pain
Lyn Margetts and Nancy Cox
This session begins by defining the key terms used in the diagnosis and management of pain. The different types of pain are then described. The basic anatomy and physiology involved in pain transmission is explained as understanding this will help you to manage pain appropriately. Important note - any drug doses mentioned in....
Diagnosing Bacterial Vaginosis
Frances Keane and Mona Malek
0.50 Hours
This session explains how to diagnose bacterial vaginosis (BV), the testing procedures and equipment used.
Diagnosing Viral Hepatitis
Gary Brook
0.50 Hours
This session explains how hepatitis A-E should be diagnosed. It describes sampling and diagnostic tests. The timescale between exposure and tests for hepatitis becoming positive is discussed, as is the interpretation of test results after treatment.
Bleeding Problems in Early Pregnancy
Christopher Guyer and Tatjana Nikisina
0.50 Hours
This session will look at the common causes of bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Benefits and Risks of Advance Care Planning to Patients, Families and Staff
Shaun Kinghorn
0.50 Hours
This session focuses on the benefits and risks associated with implementing advance care planning within an end of life care context. This session was reviewed by Christina Faull and last updated in April 2015.
Checklists, Briefing and Debriefing - ICM
Ian Hunter
0.50 Hours
This session describes the rationale behind the use of checklists in the intensive care unit and how best to implement them. It also describes the principles of effective briefing and debriefing.
Poisoning
Suneeta Teckchandani MBBS, MRCP, MRCP
0.50 Hours
This session deals with management of poisonings, initially reviewing acute poisonings as a whole and general measures in managing them, before looking at some important examples of poisonings and their specific management.
Other Signs of Cocaine Use
David Wood
0.25 Hours
This session reviews the signs and symptoms associated with cocaine use.
Post Extubation Airway Difficulties - Anesthesiology
A. Krishnamurthy
Post extubation airway difficulties occur relatively frequently. These have the potential to cause morbidity and mortality, especially if managed poorly. The aim of this session is to recognize and manage airway complications that may occur following extubation.
Chest X-ray Interpretation In ICU - Anesthesiology
Rajkumar Rajendram
This session will describe how to interpret chest x-rays in critically ill patients. We will cover the assessment of the technical quality of chest x-rays and a systematic approach to their interpretation. Examples of the radiographic appearances of some common pathologies and tubes are included.
Postoperative Fluid Management and Antiemetic Therapy - Anesthesiology
Lee Fisher and Alison Carr
0.50 Hours
This session describes postoperative fluid management in children and the clinical response to specific conditions which may arise.
Renal Function - Anesthesiology
Irwin Foo
This session outlines the age-related changes in the kidney, the effects of ageing on osmoregulation, sodium and potassium homeostasis and the impact of the ageing kidney on the actions of drugs used in the perioperative period.