2WW – Suspected Cancer
01-Jan-2025Some patients present to ED with symptoms or investigations suspicious an undiagnosed cancer, but don’t require emergency admission. To reduce the barriers to care the… Read more
Bell’s Palsy
10-Jun-2023Bell’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
09-Apr-2024Dental 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
13-Nov-2023Nose 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
Non-Fatal Strangulation/Hanging
27-Aug-2025There are approximately 20’000 strangulation victims each year in the UK 1:11 sexual assault victims Strangulation/Hanging/Suffocation are the most common suicide method in Wales and… Read more
Referral criteria for ENT clinics (CAS)
08-Dec-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
19-Apr-2024Scombroid 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 and Group A Strep 2022
15-Dec-2024Due 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
26-Oct-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
03-Apr-2024Vertigo 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
