Explore key gastroenterology topics relevant to emergency and acute care, including GI bleeding, liver disease, abdominal pain, and inflammatory bowel disease. Our evidence-based posts provide practical guidance on diagnosis, risk stratification, and management to support frontline clinicians in delivering effective patient care.
This is a guest post from Vicky Vella, EM Associate Specialist in the UK. Vicky got in touch after this tweet came onto our timelines recently. I had to admit […]
MARSIPAN – Not just for (Christmas) Cakes. St.Emlyn’s Read More
Earlier this week, Simon and Iain released a podcast on the management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Welcome to the blog post version, for all your textual needs. Around 60,000
Upper Gastro Intestinal Bleeding at St.Emlyn’s. Read More
When I was preparing for my talk at smaccGOLD I contacted the wonderful Ross Fisher, a Paediatric Surgeon, to ask him for some tips; what did he wish all ED
When Sick Means Sick: Emesemantics and Vomiting in Kids Read More
Thanks for a great post, Gareth. If you’ve landed here without reading that post, hit the link – this is a follow on, a ‘deep dive’ in the words of Smart
Glasgow Blatchford Score 2 – The case for an RCT! Read More
Quick post… NICE have recently published new guidance on Upper GI bleeding. It is surprisingly sensible. I was pleased with their position on PPI’s for upper GI bleeding (not before endoscopy…). The other point
Glasgow Scores… Not just for coma any more! Read More
