BMJ Learning: Pain – June 10 2014

You see a 28 year old tennis player who has pain in his right knee. This started during a match four days ago. He twisted to hit a ball but his foot remained in the same position. What is most likely to be going on? And what tests would you do? If you are not sure then this module will help. Click on the link to complete it today:

Knee examination

And here are our most popular modules on pain:

• Breast pain
• Assessing pain and using the analgesic ladder
• Chronic back pain: an update on diagnosis and treatment
• Functional recurrent abdominal pain in children: assessment and management

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BMJ Learning: Gastroenterology modules

Here are the latest modules in gastroenterology from BMJ Learning

• Ulcerative colitis
• Traveller’s diarrhoea
• The acute surgical abdomen in children
• Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – in association with NICE
• Suspected lower gastrointestinal tract cancer: when you should refer – in association with NICE

What makes a good consultation?

When you only have 10 minutes with a patient, where do you start and how do you finish?  This BMJ Learning module will look at the key elements of a consultation and ensure nothing of importance is forgotten.

• Communication skills: tips for the 10 minute consultation

Here are 3 other modules you may find useful:

• Depression in adults: in association with NICE
• Generalised anxiety disorder: a guide to diagnosis and management
• Depression in adults with a chronic health problem: in association with NICE

BMJ Learning latest modules

Scenario from BMJ Learning – what would you do?

A 6 week old baby is examined at his baby check. His legs appear to be the same length but he has asymmetrical leg creases. You perform Ortolani’s test and feel a clunk. What is likely to be going on? If you are not sure, then this module should help. Click on the link to complete it today:

How to do the infant physical examination at 6-8 weeks (baby check)

And here are our most popular modules in emergency medicine for you to complete:

Chest pain of recent origin – assessment and diagnosis: in association with NICE

Early management of adults with an uncomplicated first generalised seizure

Epilepsy – in association with NICE

BMJ Learning available through Google+

If you are one of the millions of people with a Google+ account, you may be interested to know that BMJ Learning also uses it as a platform to share its expertise and learning modules via posts, articles and You Tube videos.  Simply adding BMJ Learning to ‘your circles’ – your chosen subscriptions, enables you to stay up-to-date most easily. 

Urology topics from BMJ Learning

Click on any of the links below to complete these online modules from BMJ Learning

• Idiopathic constipation and nocturnal enuresis in childhood: a guide to management – in association with NICE
• Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: a guide to management – in association with NICE
• Erectile dysfunction: diagnosis and treatment
• Managing patients at risk of prostate cancer: in association with the NHS prostate cancer management programme
• Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis, treatment, and long term management – in association with NICE

BMJ Learning: Stroke – differential diagnosis

Take a look at this module available online from BMJ

Scenario:
You review a 53 year old woman because earlier in the day she had an episode where she experienced zigzag lines at the periphery of her vision. Her husband witnessed the event and reports that, at the time, she was “talking nonsense”. This lasted several minutes, and then she noticed pins and needles in her left arm. What is the most likely diagnosis? And what would you do? Not sure? — then complete the module below.

Stroke: differential diagnoses