Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
cavernous sinus thrombosis: causes, complications, clinical features, investigations, imaging, management including antibiotics, anticoagulation, and prognosis
Central catheter-related venous thrombosis
Central catheter-related venous thrombosis is a common cause of upper limb DVT, particularly in patients with underlying malignancy.
Cervical artery dissection
Cervical artery dissections (CADs) involve the carotid or vertebral arteries and are a significant cause of stroke in young people. Internal carotid artery dissections are most common
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: clinical features, differential diagnosis from Bell’s palsy, investigations, management with antivirals and steroids, prognosis.
Margaret Dix
Margaret Dix (1902–1991), British neuro-otologist who co-developed the Dix–Hallpike test, reshaped diagnosis of vertigo and advanced vestibular science
Bell’s Palsy
Overview of Bell’s palsy: causes, clinical features, complications, diagnosis, differential diagnoses, investigations, and management including steroids, eye care, and antivirals
CT Case 100
A 54-year-old lady with end stage renal failure (ERSF) presents to the the emergency department with abdominal pain.
Acute ischaemic limb
Limb ischaemia is generally classified on the basis of its onset and severity, and may be complete, incomplete or irreversible
Procedure: Postpartum haemorrhage
Emergency procedure, instructions and discussion: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). Take a few deep breaths and your own pulse, then dive into the video
Harold Sheehan
Harold Leeming Sheehan (1900-1988) was an English physician and pathologist. Eponymously remembered for his description of Sheehan Syndrome in 1937
Sheehan Syndrome
Postpartum hypopituitarism following ischaemic necrosis of the anterior pituitary gland. Pituitary necrosis occurs secondary to hypophyseal portal vessel thrombosis following significant postpartum haemorrhage, hypovolemia, and shock.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Overview of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: presentation, risk factors, rupture risk, clinical features, investigations, emergency management, and surgical options