UK emergency medicine clinical algorithms
Source-linked educational visual algorithms for adult emergency medicine, built from current UK clinical guidance and designed for reference, not protocol substitution.
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- Community-acquired pneumonia assessment (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult community-acquired pneumonia assessment, severity scoring and escalation based on NICE NG250.
- Suspected pulmonary embolism assessment (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult suspected pulmonary embolism assessment, Wells scoring, D-dimer testing and imaging from NICE NG158.
- Acute atrial fibrillation management (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of acute adult atrial fibrillation assessment, instability, rate control and cardioversion considerations from NICE NG196.
- Acute heart failure assessment (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of acute adult heart failure assessment, monitoring, initial treatment and escalation based on NICE CG187.
- Acute severe asthma management (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult acute severe asthma assessment, oxygen, bronchodilator treatment and escalation using UK asthma guidance.
- COPD exacerbation assessment (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult COPD exacerbation assessment, controlled oxygen, treatment and escalation based on NICE and BTS guidance.
- Suspected sepsis assessment (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult suspected sepsis recognition, risk stratification, antimicrobial treatment and escalation from NICE NG253.
- Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult anaphylaxis recognition, intramuscular adrenaline, resuscitation and observation based on RCUK guidance.
- Diabetic ketoacidosis management (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult diabetic ketoacidosis diagnosis, fluid and insulin treatment, monitoring and resolution from JBDS guidance.
- Hyperkalaemia management (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult hyperkalaemia ECG assessment, cardiac protection, potassium shifting and monitoring from UK Kidney Association guidance.
- Acute stroke assessment (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult acute stroke recognition, urgent imaging, reperfusion decisions and stroke-unit care from NICE NG128.
- Convulsive status epilepticus (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult convulsive status epilepticus first-line, second-line and refractory treatment from NICE NG217.
- Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding resuscitation, risk assessment and endoscopy from NICE CG141 and BSG guidance.
- Acute kidney injury assessment (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult acute kidney injury recognition, cause assessment, obstruction and renal escalation based on NICE NG148.
- Paracetamol overdose assessment (UK TOXBASE pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of paracetamol overdose assessment that directs clinicians to current case-specific TOXBASE and NPIS advice.
- Adult advanced life support cardiac arrest (RCUK 2025) — A source-linked educational visual of adult cardiac-arrest rhythm management, CPR cycles, medicines and reversible causes from RCUK ALS guidance.
- Peri-arrest tachyarrhythmia (RCUK adult algorithm) — A source-linked educational visual of adult peri-arrest tachyarrhythmia instability, cardioversion and rhythm-directed management from RCUK guidance.
- Symptomatic bradycardia (RCUK adult algorithm) — A source-linked educational visual of adult symptomatic bradycardia assessment, atropine, pacing risk and escalation from RCUK guidance.
- Neutropenic sepsis assessment (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult neutropenic sepsis recognition, immediate antibiotics and risk reassessment based on NICE CG151.
- Thunderclap headache and suspected SAH (adult UK pathway) — A source-linked educational visual of adult thunderclap headache assessment, CT timing, lumbar puncture and specialist escalation from NICE NG228.
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