Emergency Medicine

Common Conditions and Presentations

• Conditions:

  • Acute Coronary Syndromes
  • Acute Pulmonary Oedema
  • Adrenal Crisis
  • Adrenal Insufficiency
  • Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Back Pain
  • COPD Exacerbation
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis
  • Gout
  • Hypercalcaemia
  • Hyperemesis Gravidarum
  • Hyperglycaemia
  • Hyperkalaemia
  • Hypertension
  • Hypotension
  • Kidney Stones
  • Necrotising Skin Infections
  • Otitis Media
  • Pancreatitis
  • Sepsis
  • Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Ventricular Tachycardia

• Emergencies:

  • Acute Airway Failure
  • Acute Respiratory Failure
  • Advanced Life Support
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Basic Life Support
  • Shock
  • Unconsciousness

• Investigations:

  • Blood Gas Interpretation
  • Chest X-ray
  • ECG Interpretation
  • Neuroimaging

• Presenting Complaints:

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Altered Mental Status
  • Arrhythmias
  • Chest Pain
  • Collapse, Syncope, Mechanical Falls
  • Febrile Patient
  • Otalgia
  • Shortness of Breath, Cough and Haemopytsis

• Procedures:

  • General Anaesthesia
  • Lumbar Puncture
  • Lung POCUS

• Topics:

  • Mental Health Assessment
  • Mental State Examination
  • Paediatric Pain Management
  • Pain Management

Medications to Know

• Analgesics
• Anti-Emetics
• Drugs in Cardiac Arrest
• Inotropes

Useful Resources

• Notes on training: Emergency Medicine Training
• NSW ECI/ACI clinical guidelines
• Toxicology guidelines: Austin Health Toxicology Guidelines one pager Australian guidelines on toxicology for most medications that people overdose on and come through the ED with