Alfred Emergency Education

Fast Friday #6 – Spinal Injury

by Luke Phillips | Sep 16, 2022 | Critical Care, Fellowship Exam, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Trauma | 0 |

A 30 year old bricklayer has fallen 3m off scaffolding onto the hard ground below and has been unable to mobilise since the incident. The patient presents complaining of back pain with associated altered motor function and sensation to his lower limbs. He is GCS 15 and his vital signs read a BP 80/40 mmHg, Heart Rate 47bpm, Oxygen Saturations of 100% on room air and his temperature is 37 degrees Celsius. He has warm hands and feet. On examination you notice that power of his lower limbs is 0/5 in all myotomes and he cannot appreciate sensation below the dermatome level of T4.

Metabolic Alkalosis

by Binula Wickramarachchi | Aug 29, 2022 | Endocrine, Fellowship Exam | 0 |

It’s 4:20am on a night shift, and you’ve finally caught up with the waiting patient list. Just as you’re thinking about where you could source some caffeine, you see a 26 year old male come up on the screen. The triage note reads: “2/7 epigastric pain, can’t sleep tonight”. You barely get a chance to chart the pink lady when a nurse places a venous gas result in front of you.

Unlocking the ACEM Exams – Dr Binula Wickramarachchi (Fellowship Clinical 2022.1)

by Luke Phillips | Aug 19, 2022 | EM Training, Fellowship Exam | 0 |

Unlock the secrets the ACEM Exams

Unlocking the ACEM Exams – Dr Holly Bannon-Murphy (Fellowship Written 2022.1)

by Luke Phillips | Aug 5, 2022 | EM Training, Fellowship Exam | 0 |

Welcome to our Unlocking the ACEM Exams blog posts where we unlock the key study habits, resources and top tips from recent successful exam candidates. This week we go to to sit down with Dr Holly Bannon-Murphy who recently completed a successful sitting of the ACEM fellowship written exam (2022.1). Holly outlines some of her key tips to success in this post.

Fast Friday #5 – Knee Injury Playing Football

by Luke Phillips | Jul 22, 2022 | Fast Track, Fellowship Exam, Orthopaedics, Radiology | 0 |

A young footballer has injured their knee playing football? Do they need an X-ray and can you interpret the key findings?

Fast Friday #3 – Principles of Burns Management

by Luke Phillips | Apr 15, 2022 | Burns, Critical Care, Fellowship Exam, FOAMed | 0 |

A 18-year-old male has been brought to your rural Emergency Department suffering 35% TBSA Burns. What are the key management principles when managing this patient?