Decompensated liver disease and cirrhosis are common pathological states present on the gastroenterology ward. It is important to understand the basic...
Acute alcohol withdrawal and alcoholic hepatitis are common scenarios presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) and the ward. Recognition, investiga...
Atrial Fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia and it can often feel like an on call shift is dominated by patients with AF when it is not controll...
Difficult conversations are exactly that: difficult. They may be difficult for numerous factors that are related to the subject matter, the patient, t...
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a disease process that carries a significant mortality impact. The complications that accompany AKI can be difficult to m...
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) I is a medical emergency that has received significant media attention in recent years. It has a significant impact on long ...
Head injuries are not just common to the Emergency Department, but common occurrences when covering the wards as a junior doctor. They can present a c...
How do I manage a patient with diabetes who is going for surgery? Should I start vsriable rate insulin infusion? When does there normal treatment get...
Over 280000 falls occur in acute, community and mental health hospitals across England and Wales each year. These falls can increase length of stay, p...
Bowel obstruction is a common surgical presentation and in the presence of ischaemia carries a mortality up to 40%. What makes the diagnosis? How good...