Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Bacterial conjunctivitis is common and treatable, but screen for serious infections like gonococcus, meningococcus, and trachoma in high-risk patients.
Category Medical Specialty
Acute Loss of Vision: Non-Traumatic (chart)
Acute PAINLESS Loss of Vision Condition Time Course Notes Migraine Transient Associated headache, but no globe pain Amaurosis fugax Transient Monocular symptoms Cerebral TIA Transient Bilateral symptoms Cerebral Stroke Persistent Bilateral symptoms Central retinal artery occlusion Persistent Characteristic fundoscopy Central…
Acute Loss of Vision: Non-Traumatic
Acute loss of vision is an ophthalmic emergency. Assess urgently. Persistent or unexplained cases require immediate specialist ophthalmology input.
Acid and Alkali Burns to the Eye
Chemical eye injuries are emergencies. Immediate irrigation, category 2 triage, and ophthalmology input are critical to preserve vision and minimise damage.
Neuro 101: Neurological Examination
Neuro 101: Neurological Examination. The eight steps, mental status, motor, sensory, reflex, cerebellar examinations
Echo basics: Valve Views
Echocardiography and valve views. Overview of valve disease and parasternal, apical and subcostal valve views with the echo probe
Alfred Fröhlich
Alfred Fröhlich (1871-1953) Austrian neurologist and pharmacologist; pioneer of neuroendocrinology who described adiposogenital dystrophy, linking pituitary lesions to obesity and hypogonadism.
Caleb Hillier Parry
Caleb Hillier Parry 1755–1822 English physician described Hemifacial atrophy; angina pectoris; Hirschprung disease; Graves disease in 1825
FFS: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute, reversible condition due to thiamine deficiency. Prompt treatment prevents progression to Korsakoff’s psychosis
Janeway lesions
Janeway lesions; painless, haemorrhagic macules of the palms/soles linked to infective endocarditis. Edward Gamaliel Janeway (1899)
Airway – Cricothyroidotomy (needle)
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Needle Cricothyroidotomy when unable to oxygenate and ventilate with (BVM, LMA, ETT) and age <10years
Airway – Laryngeal mask
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) for airway compromise and deeply reduced level of consciousness or arrest