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Abdominal examination
Examine sensitively and relate the findings to the history and the patient’s condition.
1 practice card · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Abdominal examinationAbdominal pain
Assess abdominal pain, keep dangerous alternatives in mind and discuss a safe next step.
1 practice card · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: Abdominal painA child with fever
Assess the child, not just the temperature, and listen to the parent or carer’s concern.
1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: A child with feverAcid–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: AnaphylaxisAsking for help and managing uncertainty
Know who to call, how to explain your concern and when to stop.
1 student lesson · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Asking for help and managing uncertaintyBack pain
Assess back pain and identify features that need urgent investigation or specialist advice.
1 student lesson · 2 practice cards · 1 MLA revision resource
Learn on placement: Back painBleeding 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 pregnancyBreathlessness
Assess severity first, then use history and examination to guide the differential.
1 student lesson · 1 practice card · 2 MLA revision resources
Learn on placement: BreathlessnessAbout 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.