Assess common ED presentations
Develop a safe approach to the symptoms and problems you will meet in the Emergency Department.
Choose a presentation or skill
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Acid–base disorders
Read a blood gas systematically and relate it to the patient in front of you.
1 student lesson · 1 learning resource
Learn on placement: Acid–base disordersAcute kidney injury
Recognise a change in kidney function and look for reversible causes and urgent complications.
1 learning resource
Learn on placement: Acute kidney injuryAcute pain
Assess pain, suggest a safe treatment plan and return to check whether it helped.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Acute painAlcohol and other drug use
Assess acute illness without attributing every finding to alcohol or drug use.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Alcohol and other drug useAnaphylaxis
Recognise a rapidly developing allergic emergency and get help while immediate treatment starts.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: AnaphylaxisBleeding in pregnancy
Recognise a potentially unstable patient and arrange prompt obstetric or gynaecological help.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Bleeding in pregnancyBurns
Assess the injury and recognise airway, perfusion or safeguarding concerns early.
1 learning resource
Learn on placement: BurnsChronic pain
Listen to the effect of pain while checking whether anything new needs urgent assessment.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Chronic painCyanosis and low oxygen saturation
Treat possible hypoxaemia as a clinical problem, not simply a colour or monitor reading.
1 student lesson · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Cyanosis and low oxygen saturationDehydration
Assess fluid losses and intake, distinguish dehydration from shock and plan reassessment.
1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: DehydrationElectrolyte abnormalities
Relate an abnormal result to the patient and recognise problems needing immediate review.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Electrolyte abnormalitiesEpistaxis
Assess bleeding severity, help with simple first aid and recognise when more help is needed.
1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: EpistaxisAbout this resource and its review
A St Emlyn’s guide to learning Emergency Medicine during undergraduate placements. It is not an official medical-school or GMC curriculum. Your medical school’s curriculum and assessment requirements take precedence.
National foundations: GMC Outcomes for Graduates, the practical-skills supplement and the MLA content map applying from September 2026.
Framework checked: 8 October 2026. This is a source check, not clinical sign-off.
Clinical learning outcomes: awaiting named clinical review.
The four learning routes are St Emlyn’s groupings. The six interconnected MLA domains remain part of the official content map.