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Respiratory

Join us for the next episode of our acute medicine series on respiratory medicine, featuring talks on an approach to haemoptysis on the acute take, an update on pleural disease management at the front door and asthma and COPD exacerbations — are we getting it right?

Rheumatology

Dr Caroline Cotton, Dr Zoe Syrimi and Dr Jennifer Christie discuss myositis presenting to the acute medical unit, acute inflammatory arthritis on the medical take and the evaluation of raised inflammatory markers in systemic illness.

Gastroenterology

Dr Fidan Yousuf FRCP and Dr Amudha Somasekar discuss decision making in the first 24 hours in patients with liver disease and acute emergencies in luminal gastroenterology.

Endocrinology and diabetes

Dr Mayank Patel FRCP and Dr Ganesh Arunagirinathan discuss guidance on wearable diabetes technology for non-specialists and the evaluation and management of hyponatremia.

Infectious diseases

Dr Christina Petridou, Dr Adam Dale and Dr Daniel Pan discuss fever in the returned traveller, pneumonia in immunocompromised patients and pyrexia of unknown origin in adults.

Acute medicine emergencies

Dr Claire Gordon, Dr Abigail Banfield and Dr Nick Scriven discuss sepsis on the acute take, GI bleeding and Respiratory failure on the AMU.

Neurology

Dr Rachel Todd, Dr Duncan Street and Dr Albert Joseph discuss epilepsy and seizures, approach to headache at the front door and acute management of functional neurological disorder.

Cardiology

Dr Trevor Wistow, Dr Donah Zachariah and Dr Kristian Skinner discuss chest pains for the front door, arrhythmia management for acute physicians and management of acute heart failiure.