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Acute medicine series episode 24

2 CPD credits

Diabetes

Professor Ponnusamy Saravanan, Dr Sarah Brewster and Dr Sanjeev Sharma discuss Euglycaemic diabetic ketoacidosis, An introduction to continuous glucose monitoring interpretation for the on-call doctor and Acute hyperglycaemic emergencies

Rheumatology and dermatology

Dr Rosalind Benson, Michelle Angus and Dr Maneh Farazmand discuss connective tissue disease, acute back pain and common skin infections.

Frailty

Dr Shama Mani, Dr Nigel stout, Dr Towhid Imam and Dr Shelagh O’Riordan discuss medical mimics of acute psychosis, falls and "off legs" presenting to the acute medical take and managing frailty and risk within a virtual ward setting.

Acute haematology

Dr Hamish Lyall, Dr Isabel Lentell and Dr Arvind Arumainathan discuss Anaemia – beyond bleeding and iron deficiency, Bleeding – Major haemorrhage in acute medical patients and Cancer – Approach to lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly.

Managing mental health presentations on the medical take

Dr Rhiannon Morris, Dr Janet Butler, and Corinne Slingo discuss medical mimics of acute psychosis, mental disorders and physical illness: tips for cases involving legal frameworks and managing mental health conditions from the perspective of a trust solicitor.

Acute neurology

Dr Ajay Bhalla and Dr Shazia Afridi discuss national clinical guidelines for stroke: what’s new in acute stroke care and Inherited cardiac conditions and acute headache.

Syncope

Dr Lara Mitchell and Professor Rob Cooper discuss top tips for managing syncope in the older adult and inherited cardiac conditions and sudden cardiac death risk.

Enhanced care

Dr Ben Messer, Dr Kathleen Bonnici and Dr Jennie Stephens discuss the emerging role of enhance respiratory care and enhanced care in the acute medical unit.