Bell’s Palsy
June 10, 2020Bell’s Plays is a lower motor neurone (LMN) lesion of the facial nerve (CN VII), which causes one side of the face to “droop” [1%… Read more
Dental Abscess
April 9, 2021Dental Abscess requires a Dentist for Definitive Treatment Symptoms: Dental Pain Unpleasant taste Fever and Malaise Trismus Dysphagia Facial Swelling Regional Lymphadenopathy Tooth Decay Gum… Read more
Epistaxis – Management
November 13, 2020Nose bleeds are a bloody common problem (bad pun intended) – most originating at the front to the nose where there is a cluster of… Read more
RCEM CPD 2019 Day 1
April 2, 2019HEAD AND NECK Tracheostomy Emergency Care – Dr Brendan McGarth www.Tracheostomy.org.uk Needs to distinguish Tracheostomy from laryngectomy as a laryngectomy has no connection to the… Read more
Referral criteria for ENT clinics (CAS)
December 8, 2021The following conditions can be referred through the ENT CAS clinic. If same day referral required talk directly with ENT on-call If suitable for CAS… Read more
Scombroid Poisoning- NOT another fishy allergy
April 19, 2021Scombroid poisoning (AKA – Histamine fish poisoning) is apparently more common than we think and accounts for 40% of seafood related illness in the USA… Read more
Sore Throat
November 13, 2020Background Acute sore throats are often caused by a virus, last about a week and get better without antibiotics. withholding antibiotics rarely causes complications. Antibiotic… Read more
Sore Throat and Group A Strep 2022
December 15, 2022Due to the increased prevalence of Group A Strep (GAS) during winter 2022-23 national guidance on how we treat sore throats was updated (National advice… Read more
Swallowed Foriegn Body
October 26, 2024The ingestion of a foreign body or multiple foreign bodies (FB) is a common presenting complaint in paediatric surgery, with a peak incidence from 12-24… Read more
Vertigo in ED
April 3, 2021Vertigo is not always labyrinthitis!! There are some potentially serious conditions to think about. Your main question should be is it peripheral [good] or central… Read more