• The Acute and Painful Abdomen

    This is a two-part video series outlining a framework and approach to dealing with the acute and painful abdomen in an atraumatic context. Part I covers some anatomy and physiology that explains why abdominal pain can be so hard to diagnose, and examination history pearls, and the ups and downs of investigations and why they…

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  • An Approach To Facial Injuries (Part I & II)

    These videos cover a sensible approach to dealing with patients who present with facial injury. This is a two-part series, covering first an essential grounding in normal facial anatomy and x-ray images, followed by part II, which covers patterns of facial injury, examination, and a radiographic interpretation approach. We cover: Vital foundations in normal facial…

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  • FRCEM/MRCEM Primary: a survivor’s story

    (NOTE: Written at the time when the first RCEM membership exam was called ‘FRCEM Primary’. This is also applicable to the newer named ‘MRCEM Primary’). I’m pleased to say I sat and passed the first membership exam for Emergency Medicine in the UK; the FRCEM/MRCEM Primary. Whilst I was preparing for this exam, I searched…

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