It’s every health professional’s most dreaded task to have to communicate difficult news to desperate patients, friends and relatives; particularly when someone has died. Think about this clinical case […]
Communicating terrible news: Can we do it better? Read More
Sleep is absolutely one of my favourite things in the world. It can also be one of the most elusive. Almost all ED docs, by necessity, work some sort of
Get the Best from Your Rest – Sleep Hygiene at St Emlyn’s Read More
Like many others who attended SMACC earlier this year I returned home dazed and confused about the significance of lactate in the septic patient. Â So like any good (aspiring
SVT (supraventricular tachycardia)Â is something we see a lot of in Emergency Medicine. Â Any emergency physician will tell you exactly how satisfying it is to treat a patient with SVT. Â There
JC The REVERT trial: Dip or doom for SVT in the Emergency Department? Read More
Virchester has a long history of research in the ambulatory management of venous thromboembolism. Several MDs and PhDs have been completed here looking at both therapeutic and diagnostic strategies in
JC: Do all VTE patients need a CT for cancer? Read More
A comprehensive blog post and podcast about the patient with syncope in the Emergency Department.
Podcast – Intro to EM: The Patient with Syncope Read More
This post is part of the St Emlyn’s induction series and accompanies the podcast below. Firstly, when seeing patients with back pain take a deep breath and try to leave
Back Pain in the Emergency Department Read More
The permanent page for this post can be found by clicking here. If you are a trainee or trainer in the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) then you should
Update on RCEM curriculum mapping Read More
