Covid-19 in Italy with Roberto Cosentini part 2. St Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Ed – Back at the beginning of the pandemic we had a fantastic contribution from our friend and colleague Roberto Cosentini on the Bergamo experience of dealing...
View ArticleJC: Haloperidol for Headaches. St Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Lone acute severe headaches are a common and sometimes complex presentation to all Emergency Departments. There are obviously life threatening causes of a...
View ArticleMed-Fi: Chest pain in 2050
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Read. more about our Med-Fi series here and see our future based content here. Fiona was relieved to have got the all clear for her heart health – it had been an...
View ArticleNew NICE Guidelines on diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed In the midst of everything that is going on with COVID-19, it is easy to see how important non-coronavirus stuff can get overlooked. But we still need to keep...
View ArticleThinking pragmatically about capacity
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Editor: This is a guest post by Simon Horne. It is likely one of the last posts from Virchester before the festive season properly commences. Take care and stay...
View ArticleSuspected DVT: the 4D study
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Do you want to halve your ultrasound referral rate for suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis? You do? How marvellous. Reducing referral rates from ED for a specialist...
View ArticleJC: AP or AL position for cardioversion? St Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed Defibrillation is a core skill in emergency medicine. Traditionally we are taught that an anterior-lateral (AL) placement of pads is preferable, although an...
View ArticleThe Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the Emergency Department (SHED) Study
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed The diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage in the emergency department is a constant source of anxiety. How do we make sure we pick up everyone with a bleed, but...
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