ED Teaching 07 August 19

Program:

• icebreaker - getting to know new members of the team

• ECGs

  • AFib + WPW —> rates approaching 300bpm with changing complexes; avoid AV nodal blockers

  • Brugada ECG pattern unmasked by flecanide; can also be revealed by fever

  • hyperkalaemia caused by trimethoprim —> bradycardia and loss of P waves; doesn’t always have classic appearance

• case based discussions

  • Britt —> idiopathic scrotal oedema; check urine and do ultrasound, if all ok can be reassured and discharged home

  • Sinaed —> abdo pain in patient with history of gastric bypass ???volvulus

  • Elise —> approach to under differentiated acute-on-chronic frailty

• treasure hunt

• trainee interviews —-> goals for term

• plaster workshop

  • fabulous turn out with 11 participants

  • Charnley, POSI and thumb spica slabs