This micro skills course is provided by the Royal College of Physicians and provides the knowledge base required to identify possible causes of abdominal pain and describes an approach to the patient.

This micro skills course provided by Royal College of Physicians considers the assessment, investigation and management of acute back pain, the causes of acute back pain and the specific management of spinal cord compression due to malignant disease.

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians examines how acute illness in the elderly may disguise other medical problems and considers the implications of this for presentation and examination. The causes and consequences of immobility in the elderly are also considered.

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians covers acute illnesses which can present with syncope.

This micro skills course provided by Royal College of Physicians looks at the diagnosis and management of an accidental hypothermic patient presenting either with or without cardio respiratory arrest, and common complications. The initial rescue and recovery is not covered in this micro skills course.

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians discusses how tuberculosis might present acutely to the Emergency Department or on the Acute Medical Take (e.g. pulmonary, spinal, meningitis). It also examines the complications of anti-tuberculous chemotherapy that may present acutely (e.g. hepatotoxicity and skin reactions) and their management.

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians describes how to evaluate, investigate and plan the management of a patient presenting with breathlessness due to anaemia.

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians explores the triggers, pathogenesis, presentation, clinical diagnosis and natural history of anaphylaxis, as well as the use of laboratory confirmatory markers.

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians describes the abnormal movements that can occur during syncope.

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians covers the use of anticoagulants in pregnancy, with specific reference to the acute management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pregnancy. The safety issues for the mother and fetus of unfractionated heparin (UH), low molecular weight heparins (LMWH) and warfarin are discussed.

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians explores the physiological consequences of ageing by discussing the geriatric giants and how the elderly may present with one of these giants during the acute take.

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians presents a visual journey through the different areas of the brain, and the speech problems that arise if affected by disease, particularly in relation to stroke.