Art of Emergency Medicine

Severe abdominal pain. A soft abdomen. Tachycardia, hypertension, hyponatraemia… and dark urine. What are you missing? In the latest Art of Emergency podcast, we tackle Acute Porphyria — the classic diagnostic trap, the key investigations, important precipitants, and what you need to do in the ED.

In this episode, we look at an SAQ on Vision Loss which includes a discussion on Painless vs Painful Vision Loss along with interpretation of a fundoscopic image and management.  We also talk about Ultrasound in the diagnosis of Vision loss with some case pictures attached.  Vision loss is a favourite SAQ topic of examiners, so ensure you use this podcast as an impetu...

In this episode, we look at Trauma in the Rural setting which makes it an important modifier in the ACEM fellowship exams. We talk about the initial resuscitation, preparation and actions. We then include a bit of bread and butter MTP and throw in a discussion on how you would transport a patient like this to a major centre. We also discus briefly TEG and ROTEM.