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Sign Up Learn MoreA 41 year old man presents to ED with a red hot painful right knee. Joint aspiration is performed and the results are: Colour: cloudy y
>You have been asked to a give a teaching session to a group of medical students attached to the Emergency Department. You are discussing pne
>A 65 year old man presents to the ED with sudden onset weakness. He describes a 1 hour history of weakness and loss of sensation to the left
>A 23 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department after collapsing at home. She is 30 weeks pregnant with her second pregnancy. Whi
>A 34 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department following an attempted suicide by poisoning. He had left a note telling first respo
>An 85 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department by paramedics. She fell in a nursing home and the paramedics suspect a neck of f
>You have been asked to give a teaching session to a group of junior colleagues, the topic of the session is "Complications of Early Pregnanc
>A 52 year old woman complains of 12 hours of right upper quadrant pain. She describes a sudden onset of pain the previous evening that has p
>A 45 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department after collapsing at work. She is now alert. Her blood results shows a significant
>A 79 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by his daughter. She is concerned about his cognition and memory, she brought him t
>A 76 year old woman presents with a 12 hour history of right eye pain and redness associated with a headache and vomiting. What is the most
>A 13 year old boy is brought to the Emergency Department by his father after developing left ankle pain following a tackle in a football mat
>A 72 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department after falling down on the local high street. Paramedics tell you his face hit a sol
>A 56 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with pain and weakness in her right hand. You are considering the diagnosis of carp
>A 19 year old man presents to the Emergency Department after collapsing whilst running. He tells you this is the second time he has "blacked
>A 70 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with fatigue and loss of muscle strength. She has a past medical history of rheumat
>A 29 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 3 day history of worsening lower limb weakness that is affecting her ability
>A 23 year old man presents to the Emergency Department after an alleged assault. He was hit in the face with a cricket bat. He has a clearly
>A 5 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by paramedics. She has been stung by a bee whilst playing in the garden. Initially
>A 64 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with weakness and bilateral leg swelling. On examination she has slow-relaxing elbo
>A 31 year old man presents to ED with significant facial injury following an alleged assault. Imaging shows a right sided orbital blowout fr
>A 33 year old mechanic presents to the Emergency Department after splashing a chemical cleaning solution into his right eye. You record an i
>A 67 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a sudden onset of left sided weakness following a seizure. You discuss the case
>A 34 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 3 day history of bloody diarrhoea. You suspect he has gastroenteritis. Which o
>You are asked to assess a 4 month old boy brought to the Emergency Department by his parents. They describe several days of nasal congestion
>You have been asked to give a teaching session to junior colleagues on the topic of the Mental Health Act (MHA). You are discussing the vari
>A 45 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of chest pain. Which of the following ECG findings is most suggestive o
>A 73 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department by her family. She complains of palpitations that started 2 hours ago. An ECG sho
>A 72 year old woman presents with sudden painless loss of vision in her right eye. Your fundoscopy findings are shown. What is the diagnosis
>A 19 year old student attends ED reporting a sexual assault that occurred in last 24 hours. She reports that she was intoxicated at a party
>A 63 year old man presents with a 3 hour history of epistaxis. On examination you note a bleeding point in Little's area. Which of the follo
>Two 25 year old men present to the Emergency Department after both taking thirty 500 mg paracetamol tablets as a suicide pact. The tablets w
>A 34 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of a 4 hour history of chest pain and shortness of breath. He describes a
>A 4 year old is brought to the Emergency Department by his father concerned about extensive, spontaneous bruising. On examination you note b
>A 67 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 3 day history of dysuria and frequency. He has a past medical history of type
>You have been asked to give a teaching session to a group of medical students and you are discussing neonatal resuscitation. Most neonatal d
>A 73 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of breathlessness and pleuritic chest pain. She has no past medical his
>A 54 year old farmer presents to the Emergency Department with a 3 day history of redness and pain over his left lower leg. This has been pr
>A 43 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with right eye pain and excessive lacrimation. On fluorescein staining you note a c
>A 32 year old man presents to the Emergency Department following a low speed rear end collision in a car park. He was mobile at the scene bu
>A 29 year old farmer presents with a crush injury to his left index finger. In order to fully assess the wound, you are planning to perform
>A 75 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with acute shortness of breath. He has a past history of an extensive traumatic brain
>You respond to a emergency alarm in Majors. A patient waiting for a bed on the ward is experiencing lip and tongue swelling with difficulty
>A 76 year old man with a history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation presents to the Emergency Department with left sided abdominal pain
>A 19 year old woman is brought the Emergency Department with a painful burning rash. She has recently completed a course of antibiotics for
>A 54 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by paramedics after being found unresponsive on his kitchen floor by a neighbour. T
>A 65 year old lifelong smoker presents to the Emergency Department with a 3 week history of progressive breathlessness on exertion. What is
>A 59 year old woman is sent to the Emergency Department by her GP with a suspected retinal vein occlusion. Which of the following fundoscopy
>A 7 year old boy is brought to the Emergency Department by his mother. She gives a 2 day history of fever, headache, neck stiffness and phot
>A 54 year old man presents to ED complaining of a painful facial rash. He has no past medical history. His observations are: BP 140/95, HR 9
>You are asked to assess a 5 month old girl brought to the Emergency Department by her parents. She has a 2 day history of a persistent cough
>A 68 year old man is brought into the Emergency Department after collapsing at home. The paramedics are performing CPR and report the patien
>A 60 year old man attends the Emergency Department with a painful left knee. He denies any trauma. He tells you it is painful to walk on and
>A 68 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by his family. He has become increasingly fatigued over the previous week and in th
>A 15 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her parents following an intentional overdose. She has taken multiple morphine
>A 47 year old man has been brought into the Emergency Department by ambulance after being found slumped in a car inside a locked garage foll
>A 64 year old man presents to the Emergency Department following a head injury. He is known to be alcohol dependent. On examination you note
>A 23 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 3 day history of abdominal pain. He describes a gradual onset of pain near the
>A 1 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her mum in the middle of the night. They tell you she awoke with a "barking coug
>You have been asked to give a teaching session to a group of Emergency Nurse Practitioners working in the Minor Injury Unit attached to your
>A 34 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department by the local coastguard helicopter after developing a right sided weakness and co
>A 57 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 4 day history of back pain. He cannot recall any trauma. Whilst assessing the
>A 28 year old man, with a history of cluster headaches, presents to ED with a severe unilateral temporal headache associated with conjunctiv
>A 54 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of lower back pain following a day of heavy lifting. You rule out cauda e
>You have been asked to assess the capacity of a 23 year old woman who is refusing treatment for a paracetamol overdose. Which of the followi
>You are giving a teaching session on the trauma primary survey to a group of medical students. You are discussing the immediate life threate
>A 25 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 1 year history of abdominal pain and occasional pale and "greasy" stools. He h
>You are working on your anaesthetics rotation and have been asked to perform an airway assessment on a patient due to undergo elective chole
>A 70 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by his family with increasing confusion and drowsiness. They tell you he fell at ho
>A 54 year old man presents to the Emergency Department after being struck in the eye by a squash ball whilst playing squash. He was not wear
>A patient presents to ED with a fever, headache, neck stiffness and photophobia. Meningitis is suspected and a lumbar puncture is performed.
>A 37 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of confusion and lethargy. She is found to be hyperkalaemic with a seru
>A 54 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department following a syncopal episode. Whilst in triage she has an episode of bright red hae
>An 81 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of an acutely painful left big toe. The toe is grossly swollen, red, pai
>A 35 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department with worsening difficulty in breathing. She has a past medical history of myasthe
>A 34 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 1 hour history of palpitations. An ECG is performed at triage which shows a
>A 40 year old man presents to ED with sudden onset chest pain and breathlessness. X-ray shows a large left sided pneumothorax. A seldinger c
>A 55 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a painful red rash on his face. He describes the rash appearing over the previou
>You have been asked to give a teaching session as part of the Induction Programme for new Foundation Year 2 doctors joining the department.
>A 78 year old woman is brought into the Emergency Department after complaining of chest pain. You are examining her when she becomes unrespo
>A 34 year old tree surgeon is brought to the Emergency Department by his colleagues after falling from a tree. He is complaining of pain in
>A 32 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department following an injury to her right elbow. She is complaining of weak grip in her righ
>A 40 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by paramedics. He developed palpitations whilst at the gym. He has no significant p
>A 15 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her parents following an intentional overdose. She has taken approximately fift
>A 21 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of painful testicles for the last 24 hours. He is normally fit and well b
>A patient presents to ED complaining of chest pain. You are calculating his HEART score. Which of the following is NOT included in this scor
>A 17 year old girl presents to the Emergency Department following a wasp sting. Which of the following clinical presentations is most consis
>You have been asked to give a teaching session to a group of Foundation Year 2 doctors starting their Emergency Medicine rotation. The topic
>A 60 year old man attends the Emergency Department with a painful left knee which has been increasing in severity over the past week. He tel
>An 81 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department by paramedics after falling whilst cleaning. She is independent with no signific
>A 19 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a history of "jaw pain" and trismus after yawning. You suspect an anterior tempo
>A 17 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 1 day history of sore throat and non-productive cough. On examination you note
>A 32 year old boxer presents to the Emergency Department following a match. He sustained multiple blows to the right side of the face and yo
>A 56 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 1 day history of a painful rash on her torso. She has a past medical history
>A 23 year old man presents to the Emergency Department following an episode of pleuritic chest pain. He has Marfan's syndrome and you consid
>A 23 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department by paramedics. She had been in a house fire and was removed from the property by
>A 61 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by paramedics. His wife explains he complained of a "sharp pain in his chest when h
>A 15 year old boy presents to the Emergency Department with a history of polydipsia and weight loss. You suspect diabetes mellitus. Which of
>An adult man is brought to the Emergency Department after falling from a ladder. He hit his head on a nearby wall. Which of the following is
>A 3 year old boy is brought into the Emergency Department with a 2 day history of a widespread, itchy red rash. You are able to diagnose chi
>A 45 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department after taking fifty amitriptyline tablets as part of an attempted suicide. What is
>A 79 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department after falling during the night. She is unable to give a clear history due to adva
>A 65 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a fever and a red, hot, swollen, painful knee. You suspect septic arthritis. Wha
>An 8 week old baby is brought to ED by his parents with complaints of recurrent vomiting. They tell you he seems constantly hungry and vomit
>A 74 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with left calf pain. He had a left total hip replacement 2 weeks earlier, he otherwis
>A 74 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 6 day history of productive cough and fever. He describes the cough as produci
>A 16 year old boy presents to ED complaining of pain and swelling in his left testicle. The pain started suddenly about 3 hours ago. On exam
>A 72 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department after slipping on ice. She is complaining of pain in the left hip. On examination
>Multiple casualties have been brought to your ED following a high speed multi-vehicle collision on a nearby motorway. You are caring for a p
>A 74 year old presents to the Emergency Department complaining of hearing loss. You perform otoscopy. What area of the tympanic membrane is
>A 76 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department after falling at home. She has sustained a dorsally angulated fracture of her domin
>A 70 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 2 day history of per rectum bleeding. What is the most common cause of signifi
>A 56 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department after collapsing at home. On arrival in the Emergency Department an ECG is performe
>A 45 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 2 day history of left lower leg and foot pain. He tells you the pain started s
>A 65 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with worsening shortness of breath. He has a past medical history of ST-elevation myo
>A 23 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department after being punched during an altercation outside of a nightclub. He has fallen and
>A 2 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department with a 2 day history of cough and fever. Her parents describe a harsh, productive c
>A 54 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 5 day history of productive cough. He has no significant past medical history.
>A 29 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a painful, swollen ankle after falling heavily whilst playing in a football matc
>A 74 year old presents to the Emergency Department complaining of hearing loss. You perform otoscopy. What area of the tympanic membrane is
>A 74 year old woman presents to ED following a fall. She complains of pain in her right hip and her right leg is shortened and externally ro
>A 92 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of a change in his vision. On examination you note a bitemporal hemianopi
>A 68 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 2 day history of fever, dysphagia and mouth pain. On examination she has a t
>A 13 year old boy is brought to the Emergency Department by a voluntary ambulance service. He was playing rugby in a nearby tournament when
>A 19 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 4 hour history of cramping lower abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. She te
>A 65 year old man presents to ED complaining of central chest pain for the last 2 hours. He is sweaty and short of breath. His ECG is shown.
>A 54 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of lower back pain following a day of heavy lifting. You rule out cauda e
>A 29 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 1 hour history of sudden onset, severe, diffuse headache, and vomiting. She
>A 43 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 2 day history of chest pain. She describes a gradual onset of a sharp, centr
>An 18 year old boy presents to the Emergency Department with a burn to his left hand. He was trying to light a bonfire using petrol when it
>A 15 year old is brought to the Emergency Department by her mother. She had a tonsillectomy 7 days ago and was recovering well until today.
>A 27 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 1 day history of sore throat and non-productive cough. On examination you find
>A 51 year old man presents to ED following a road traffic collision with significant facial trauma. On examination you note gurgling and 'se
>A 32 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a painful, red eye. He tells you he noticed an insect bite to the face 2 days ag
>A 32 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department after being pulled from a lake. He was in the water for 10 minutes. The lake temper
>A 67 year old man presents to the Emergency Department after being found on the floor by his family after having no contact with him for 2 d
>A 30 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by his girlfriend. He was playing in a rugby match when he collided heads with anot
>A 54 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of increasing fatigue. On examination you note pallor and suspect the pat
>A 27 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 12 hour history of a painful, red left eye. She describes the pain increasin
>A 3 year old girl is brought into ED by her parents with a fever and non-blanching rash. On assessment she is poorly responsive with signs o
>A 71 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 6 day history of productive cough and fever. She describes the cough as prod
>A 65 year old woman presents to ED complaining of pain in her hand following a fall onto an outstretched hand. What is the diagnosis?
>A 56 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a tender, swollen right calf. He has a past medical history of deep vein thrombo
>A 6 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by paramedics. She was at a family party when she fell into a bonfire. You calculat
>A 35 year old woman presents to ED complaining of a severely painful burning eye with photophobia. The eye is red and watering. On examinati
>A 25 year old male is brought into ED overnight with a GCS of 5 following a suspected mixed overdose. You perform an RSI and subsequently re
>A 69 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by a member of care staff from his care home. The carer explains that over the day
>A 67 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by his wife in the middle of the night. She tells you that over the last year he ha
>A 54 year old presents to the Emergency Department after being kicked in the face by a horse. What x-ray view is shown?
>A 71 year old woman, with known diverticular disease, presents to the Emergency Department with a persistent left lower quadrant abdominal p
>You are in a supermarket when you hear shouts of "help" from the neighbouring aisle. You investigate and find a mother holding her unrespons
>A 19 year old tall thin male presents to ED complaining of shortness of breath. He has reduced air entry and hyperresonance on the left side
>A 37 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department following exposure to an organophosphate on a farm. He is severely symptomatic, and
>A 34 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of 3 days of vertigo. Which of following findings would suggest vestibu
>Whilst in a restaurant you become aware of a commotion at a neighbouring table. You find a mum who tells you her 10 year old son is choking
>You are called to the waiting room to see an 8 year old girl with known epilepsy who has started having a generalised tonic clonic seizure
>A 34 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a 3 week history of left ear pain. He describes the pain as worse at night. His
>A family of 2 adults and 2 children present to the Emergency Department in the middle of the night. They had been on a camping trip and had
>You have been asked to give a teaching session to junior colleagues on the topic of the Mental Health Act (MHA). You are discussing the vari
>A 4 year old boy is brought to the Emergency Department by his parents after falling from a climbing frame in a nearby park. They tell you h
>A 45 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a history of progressive hearing loss in the right ear over several months. Th
>A 65 year old patient, who has smoked all his life, presents to ED complaining of a sudden pain in his right chest and shortness of breath.
>A 45 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by his wife. She describes worsening confusion and agitation over the last 2 days.
>A 78 year old man is brought into the Emergency Department by his carers. They describe 2 days of increased thirst and urination, alongside
>A 23 year old professional skateboarder presents to the Emergency Department complaining of pain to the right wrist following a fall. On exa
>A 9 month old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her concerned mother. She describes a 1 day history of episodes of irritability
>A 79 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department by his daughter. She is struggling to care for him at home due to episodes of cogni
>A 34 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 12 hour history of a painful, swollen right leg. On examination you note the
>A 65 year old man presents with diplopia. A photo of the patient looking straight ahead is shown. Which nerve is the cause of this abnormali
>A 30 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a severe headache. She says it came on earlier that day at work, and she had t
>A 15 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her mother. She has reported to her mother that she has been self harming for t
>A 55 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of visible haematuria for the last 2 weeks. He is otherwise well, with no
>A 57 year old man with history of small cell lung cancer is brought to the Emergency Department with weakness, nausea and vomiting. He is al
>A 23 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 3 day history of dysuria, flank pain and fever. Her observations are: H
>A 42 year old man presents to the Emergency Department after having taken an intentional overdose of paracetamol 5 hours ago. He tells you h
>A 45 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of abdominal pain and distension. On examination you find shifting dullne
>A 2 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her concerned parents. They describe 3 days of purulent, foul smelling discharge
>A 36 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department (ED) after falling through a plate glass window. He has a deep laceration to the le
>A 34 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department by her husband. He found her at home surrounded by empty fluoxetine packets and a
>During your anaesthetic rotation you are asked to give a teaching session to a group of medical students. The subject of the session is "Mal
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