Respiratory Medicine

This chapter on respiratory medicine contains 12 clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Possible disorders and their accompanying symptoms of respiratory origin that may present in the emergency department include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, and massive haemoptysis. It will be up to the emergency doctor to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. The material in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.

Maxillofacial Surgery

This chapter on maxillofacial emergency contains five clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Possible emergencies of maxillofacial origin that may present in the emergency department include fractured mandible, orbital fracture, and parotid trauma, among many others. It will be up to the emergency doctor to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. The material in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.

Gastroenterology

This chapter on gastroenterology contains seven clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Possible disorders and accompanying symptoms of gastrointestinal origin that may present in the emergency department include hepatitis A, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, acute pancreatitis, ulcerative colitis, and haemorrhoids, among others. It will be up to the emergency doctor to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. The material in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.

Dermatology

This chapter on dermatology contains six clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Rashes (which may be itchy or painful, or both), swelling of the lips (e.g. angioedema), cellulitis of the lower limb, and erythroderma may be indicative of potentially serious conditions, and it will be up to the emergency doctor to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. The material in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.

Paediatrics

This chapter on paediatrics contains 17 clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Possible disorders and accompanying symptoms arising in paediatric patients who may present in the emergency department include croup, gastroenteritis, seizure, chicken pox, and type 1 diabetes mellitus among others. It will be up to the emergency doctor to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. The material in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.

Neurology and Psychiatry

This chapter on neurology and psychiatry contains 17 clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Possible disorders and accompanying symptoms of neurological or psychological origin that may present in the emergency department include stroke, seizures, transient ischaemic attacks, and herpes zoster ophthalmicus, among many others. It will be up to the emergency doctor to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. The material in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.

ENT Surgery

This chapter on ear, nose, and throat (ENT) surgery contains seven clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Possible disorders and accompanying symptoms of ENT origin that may present in the emergency department include epistaxis, vertigo, peritonsillar abscess, nasal fracture, foreign bodies, and otitis externa. It will be up to the emergency doctor to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. The material in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.

Cardiology

This chapter on cardiology contains 16 clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Possible causes and accompanying symptoms of heart problems that may present in the emergency department include acute coronary syndromes, atrial fibrillation, palpitations, bradycardia, chest pain, dyspnoea, and syncope. The emergency doctor has to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. Material in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.

Abdominal Surgery

This chapter on abdominal surgery contains eight clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Possible causes and accompanying symptoms of abdominal pain that may present in the emergency department include appendicitis, cholecystitis, cholangitis, ingested foreign body, rectal bleeding, gastric or sigmoid volvulus and post-laparoscopy complications.. It will be up to the emergency doctor to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. The materials in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.

Urology

This chapter on urology contains nine clinical Short Answer Questions (SAQs) with explanations and sources for further reading. Possible disorders and accompanying symptoms of urological origin that may present in the emergency department include haematuria, ureteric stones, acute urinary retention, acute kidney injury, and priapism. It will be up to the emergency doctor to assess, diagnose, and decide upon a treatment path for each patient. The cases described in this chapter are all situations any emergency doctor is likely to encounter at some point in his or her career. The material in this chapter will greatly aid revision for the Final FRCEM examination.