Clinical Findings Associated with Spinal Cord Compression
Imtiaz Shah
0.25 Hours
This session discusses the clinical findings associated with spinal cord compression.
Investigation and Management of Paracetamol Overdose
Louise Ma
0.5 Hours
This session considers the basic pathophysiology underlying paracetamol overdoses. It then discusses appropriate investigation and management of the clinical problem.
Examination of A 60-Year-Old Man With Intermittent Claudication
Penny Lockwood
0.5 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to carry out a focused, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting with acute intermittent claudication in primary care.
Interstitial Lung Disease and the Acute Medical Take
Melissa Heightman
0.25 Hours
This session outlines a variety of ways in which interstitial lung disease (ILD) may present on the acute medical take.
Drug-induced Cough and Bronchospasm
Salman Haider
0.25 Hours
This session reviews the possible presentations of drug-induced cough and its causes.
Introduction to Principles of Advance Care Planning
Sheila Joseph
0.5 Hours
This session provides an introduction to advance care planning within the context of end of life care. This session was reviewed by Christina Faull and last updated in November 2014.
Management of Thyrotoxicosis Including Thyroid Storm
Andrew Solomon
0.5 Hours
This session covers typical clinical features and management of both thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm.
National Clinical Guideline for Stroke
Tony Rudd FRCP CBE
0.5 Hours
The guideline provides a comprehensive examination of stroke care, encompassing the whole of the stroke pathway from acute care through to longer-term rehabilitation, including secondary prevention. The edition also informs healthcare professionals about what should be delivered to stroke patients and how this should be organise....
Multiply Injured Child
John Sinclair
0.5 Hours
This session looks at the initial management and stabilization of the multiply injured child with reference to published trauma guidelines.
Management of Common Specific Poisons
Fran O´Higgins
0.5 Hours
The purpose of this session is to introduce the specific management of the more common agents associated with poisoning.
Nosocomial Infections and Infection Control
Raj Nichani and Steve Knight
0.5 Hours
This session describes the commonly occurring nosocomial infections in critical care and the common sites of infection. A description of standard infection control practices, emphasizing the importance of adhering to these procedures, is provided.
Major trauma: assessment and initial management
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) industry specialists
0.5 Hours
This guideline provides guidance on the assessment and management of major trauma, including resuscitation following major blood loss associated with trauma.
Necrotizing fasciitis
Pejman Davoudian FRCA EDIC FFICM and Neil J Flint FRCA EDIC
0.5 Hours
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a progressive, fulminant bacterial infection of subcutaneous tissue that spreads rapidly through the fascial planes causing extensive tissue destruction. NF can affect any part of the body and is the most serious presentation of necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI); it is a rare but potentially....
Intracranial Infections
Anna Shekhdar and Michael Perry
0.5 Hours
Intracranial infections (also called central nervous system infections or CNS infections) are relatively rare, but form a very important differential diagnosis in the unwell patient. It is essential to suspect and expedite treatment because consequences of a missed CNS infection are severe.
Nasal Anatomy
Michelle Leemans, Katherine Cheesmen and Ian Calder
0.5 Hours
This session focuses on the anatomy of the nose. It will also explore complications of nasal instrumentation, the functions of the nose, and its vascular and nerve supply.
Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Modelling
Sue Hill
0.5 Hours
This session will introduce pharmacokinetics and modelling. The simple one-compartment model will be described and reasons presented as to why such a model rarely describes drug behaviour.
Functional Liver Anatomy and Blood Supply
Charl Jooste
0.5 Hours
Knowledge of liver function is essential for all clinicians. Understanding its unique functional structure underpins this knowledge.
Metabolic and Synthetic Functions of the Liver 2
Charl Jooste
0.5 Hours
Apart from its unique role in biliary and drug metabolism, the liver is central to the metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins. Lactate, an end product of carbohydrate and protein metabolism, is an important fuel source. The coagulation system depends on clotting factors (proteins) produced in the liver. Other plasma pr....
Haemostasis and Coagulation
Rachel Collis and Peter Collins
0.5 Hours
This session describes the current concepts of normal coagulation, up to the formation of a fibrin clot.
Gas Storage
Harriet Wood and Derek Randles
0.5 Hours
This session covers the concepts of critical temperature, critical pressure, pseudocritical temperature and liquefaction, as well as the principles of gas storage.
Intravenous Fluids
Andrew Toner and Paul Quinton
0.5 Hours
This session describes the use of crystalloids and colloids for acute fluid resuscitation.
Hydrostatics
Kathryn Bell
0.5 Hours
This session provides an overview of hydrostatics, looking particularly at the forces and pressures that arise in fluid-filled containers, and the factors that influence them. It concludes eith an overview of some practical and medical applications of the principles of hydrostatics.
Laryngoscopes and Intubation Aides
Ali Diba
0.5 Hours
Insertion of tubes into the trachea for the purpose of ventilation or protection of the airway is a core skill for anaesthetists. This session looks at the devices which facilitate this. The devices are categorized and described so as to encourage the reader to view each individual item within the context of similar types of equ....
Face Masks and Oxygen Delivery Devices
Baha Al-Shaikh
0.5 Hours
Oxygen and other gases are administered to patients via face masks and other devices, inside and outside the operating theatre. This session provides an overview of face masks and the variable and fixed performance oxygen delivery devices used in daily clinical practice.