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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 20m
⚠️ RCEM’s online platforms—including IMIS and RCEMLearning—are currently experiencing technical issues. We’re working to resolve this as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience. We’ll update this post once systems are back online.
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 16h
UPDATE: Education is not a new thing. That is not to say it is completely understood, but there are many theories behind good and bad education.

Learn more about them in our updated #blog: www.rcemlearning.co....
RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of a blue drawing of a butterfly. Alt text: ED Education in Theory. Blog
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 21h
We heard you at our last feedback session, we're doing it again
Tell us what’s working, needs improving, and what you’d like to see next
Join our drop in session

Date: 20/10/25
Time: 11-12pm & 1pm-2pm (UK Time)
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We want your feedback! Date: 20th October 2025 Time: 11 - 12pm & 1pm - 2pm (UK Time) Location: Zoom Open to all RCEM Members
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: A 72-year-old with atrial fibrillation presents with left-sided numbness. Initial Examination and Laboratory investigations are unremarkable.

Read our latest #ClinicalCase here: www.rcemlearning.co....
RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of a woman holding her hand. Alt text: The stroke that could have been prevented. Clinical Case. NEW
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 2d
We have our first 100% score on our Curriculum Cup: Neurology 2 leader board!!

Think you can do it? Give it a try below!

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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 2d
A quick SUNDAY QUESTION for you!

Eclamptic headaches and seizures can occur post partum - True or False?

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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 3d
What do you cover when assessing a patient presenting with a Mental Health problem? The recommendations reassure us that we have covered the important things and that our management decisions are justified

Read more here #blog

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Psychiatric Assessment Always Send Mail Through the Post Office Appearance Speech Memory/Mood Thoughts Perception Orientation
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 4d
UPDATE: A 17-year-old presents with acute respiratory distress and a biphasic stridor.

What is the most appropriate initial clinical assessment? #ClinicalCase

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of a chest x-ray. Alt text: What’s that funny noise?. Clinical Case
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 5d
NEW: A 25-year-old male presents to the ED with fever, headache, fatigue and arthralgia.

The patient moved to the UK about 5 months ago from Kenya, he had been working on a dairy farm. He has no past medical history... #ClinicalCase: www.rcemlearning.co....
RCEMLearning logo in white. A person holding a thermometer. Alt text: PUO. Clinical Case.
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 6d
NEW: A 55-year-old woman presents with acute left eye pain, blurred vision, redness, headache and halos around lights that started when she was watching TV in a dimly lit room.

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A young woman sitting with her head in her hands. Alt text: Eye Pain and Redness. SBA
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 7d
UPDATE: Concussion. It's hard to believe we didn't used to care much about it, and if your CT was normal, we were happy.

We’ve tried something different for this #blog...

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of a person on a dirt bike. Alt Text: Concussion in Sports. Blog
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 8d
NEW: It's Monday which means a new #POCUS module.

A patient post chemotherapy presents with breathlessness; how do you use POCUS for your assessment?

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of an ultrasound machine being used by medical staff. Alt text: Bedside POCUS to the Rescue. Clinical Case
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 9d
First #SundayQuestion of October! Comment below with the correct answer!
A 42-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department (ED) at 4am with a severe headache. He is pacing up and down and says that he has been woken up by a similar headache every night for the last 4 nights. Paracetamol has had no effect. The headache is right sided and frontal. There is no nausea or visual disturbance. He is complaining of sinus congestion but no nasal discharge. On examination his right eye is watering slightly. There is no focal neurology; blood pressure is 165/103 with no papilloedema. What is the most likely diagnosis? a). Sinusitis b). Tension Headache c). Glaucoma d). Cluster Headache
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 11d
NEW: A 60-year-old male BG HTN presents with acute left-sided facial weakness.

What is the most appropriate next step in management?
#ClinicalCase

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of an older man with his face drooping. Alt Text: Face your weakness – can you confidently assess facial droop? Clinical Case. NEW
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 13d
UPDATE: You are working on a rapid response vehicle (RRV) as a part of a PHEM-rotation and attend a ‘red’ call: “3-year-old cardiac arrest. Unsupervised child fallen into outdoor pond. Not breathing. Not responsive”.

What is the next step? #ClinicalCase
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RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of a body of water. Alt Text: Revise your Resuscitation: The Drowning Child. Clinical Case. UPDATE.
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 14d
NEW: A 60-year-old man presents with 2 days of constant left lower quadrant pain, low-grade fever, and loose stools. He is haemodynamically stable with mild C-reactive protein elevation and no peritonism.

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of an older man with his head in his hands. Alt text: Management of Diverticulitis in the Emergency Department. SBA. NEW
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 15d
NEW: It's back! 30 questions. 30 minutes. Test yourself against your colleagues and the clock to see if you can top the Leader board

Those with the highest score will be promoted on our social media.

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A generated picture of a brain. Alt text: Neurology Part 2, Curriculum Cup. NEW
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 15d
NEW: We're still carrying on with our #POCUS series at RCEMLearning

Today's #ClinicalCase: How does POCUS help in evaluation of a patient with vision loss?

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of a medical professional using an ultrasound machine. Alt text: POCUS for the Eye. Clinical Case. NEW
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 16d
Last #SundayQuestion of September

Answer below with the correct answer!
An elderly gentleman is brought into the ED by his daughter. She says he has been confused for 3 days since starting a new drug. His five medications are listed below. Which one is most likely to be the new drug? a). Digoxin b). Aspirin c). Paracetamol d). Quinine
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 17d
3. Members, our #SBA Writing Day is 50% full. If you want to construct and publish your own SBA with our RCEMLearning editors, make sure to register before spaces run out.
SBA Writing Day - RCEMLearning
10th October 2025 RCEM Octavia House, 54 Ayres Street, London, SE1 1EU | Face-to-face event Sign up The SBA writing day, organised by the RCEMLearning team and the eLearning Committee, is a face-to-face workshop-style event involving collaborative group work and peer review activities. It is led by the RCEMLearning editors, who guide participants through the […]
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 17d
2. Who might use medical cannabis? Learn more about cannabis usage in the ED with our latest #blog: www.rcemlearning.co....
Who might use medical cannabis? Patients who have: chronic musculoskeletal or neuropathic pain, non cancer patients refractory epilepsy, particularly in paediatric cases mood disorders, anxiety-related disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) spasticity and symptom management in multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 17d
We're nearly at the end of September. Let's recap some of our new modules:

1. We began our new series of #Pocus modules across the whole of September. Remember, these modules will only be publicly available for a limited amount of time.

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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 18d
NEW: These modules aims to provide an overview of FGM/C and provide a framework for its management in ED.

Read our #LearningSession and #Reference here:

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of a white rose with red string. Alt Text: Female Genital Mutilation. Learning Session/Reference
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 19d
NEW: A 38-year-old male is brought to the Emergency Department (ED) as a trauma pre-alert following a motorcycle-versus-car collision at an estimated speed of 40 mph.

Check out our latest #ClinicalCase here: www.rcemlearning.co....
RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of a person riding motorbike. Alt text: Riding into Rupture. Clinical Case. NEW
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RCEMLearning @rcemlearning.bsky.social · 21d
UPDATE: A 27-year-old male presents to the ED following a simple trip, catching his right eye on the corner of the pavement. There are no other injuries

What is a clinical feature in the history of a retrobulbar haemorrhage on history? #SAQ

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RCEMLearning logo in white. A picture of a bat wing. Alt text: Retrobulbar Haemorrhage. SAQ. UPDATE