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A 75 year old man presented to the Emergency Department with a 1 week history of progressive proximal leg weakness, a subsequent fall and resultant long lie on his living room floor. On arrival he was noted to be short of breath and had SpO2 of 82% on air...

Author: Dr David Burtle

Biochemistry; Renal

It’s February and a concerned mother brings in her 4-month-old boy, Jacob, to the paediatric emergency department. After two days of fever and runny nose, his mother, Janice, takes him to the General Practitioner. Today, Janice is concerned by his chesty cough and audible wheeze...

Author Dr Jonathan La Crette

Paediatrics; Respiratory

The emergency department refers a 72-year-old gentleman who woke up this morning with excruciating pain in his chest and between his scapulae, which he describes as ‘tearing’. He is known to have hypertension and has a 50 pack-year history of smoking. On examination he has a heart rate of 103 beats-per-minute (BPM) and a blood pressure (BP) of 190/101mmHg in the right arm and 171/97mmHg in the left...

Author Dr Joslan Scherewode

Cardiovascular