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  • Large Joint Aspiration

    A 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

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  • Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Risk Factors

    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

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  • Stroke: ROSIER Score

    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

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  • Cardiac Arrest in Pregnancy: Management

    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

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  • Organophosphate Poisoning: Clinical Features

    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

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    Hip and Thigh Injuries: Femoral Neck Fracture

    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

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  • Ectopic Pregnancy: Risk Factors

    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

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  • Gallstone Disease: Acute Cholecystitis

    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

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  • Hyponatraemia: Complications

    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

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  • Dementia: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Salter-Harris Classification: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Le Fort Fracture: Classification

    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

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  • Upper Limb Pain and Swelling: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

    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

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  • Cardiomyopathy: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Cushing’s Syndrome: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Management

    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

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    Nasal Fracture: CCSF Rhinorrhoea

    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

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  • Anaphylaxis: Management

    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

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  • Hypothyroidism: Causes

    A 64 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with weakness and bilateral leg swelling. On examination she has slow-relaxing elbo

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  • Orbital Blowout Fracture: Clinical Features

    A 31 year old man presents to ED with significant facial injury following an alleged assault. Imaging shows a right sided orbital blowout fr

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    Eye Trauma: Chemical Eye Injury

    A 33 year old mechanic presents to the Emergency Department after splashing a chemical cleaning solution into his right eye. You record an i

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  • Stroke: ROSIER Score

    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

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  • Gastroenteritis: Microbiology

    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

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  • Bronchiolitis: Diagnosis

    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

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    Mental Health Act: Sections

    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

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    Acute Coronary Syndrome: Diagnosis

    A 45 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of chest pain. Which of the following ECG findings is most suggestive o

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  • Peri-Arrest Arrhythmias: Tachyarrhythmia

    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

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  • Retinal Artery Occlusion: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Sexual Assault: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

    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

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  • Epistaxis: Anatomy

    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

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  • Paracetamol Toxicity: Management

    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

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  • Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Management

    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

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  • Immune Thrombocytopenia: Clinical Features

    A 4 year old is brought to the Emergency Department by his father concerned about extensive, spontaneous bruising. On examination you note b

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    Sepsis: Definition

    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

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  • Resuscitation of the Newborn: Management

    You have been asked to give a teaching session to a group of medical students and you are discussing neonatal resuscitation. Most neonatal d

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  • Pleural Effusion: Diagnosis

    A 73 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of breathlessness and pleuritic chest pain. She has no past medical his

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    Necrotising Fasciitis: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Infective Keratitis: Microbiology

    A 43 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with right eye pain and excessive lacrimation. On fluorescein staining you note a c

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    Spinal Injury: Assessment

    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

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  • Digital Nerve Block

    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

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  • Emergency Tracheostomy Problem: Management

    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

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    Anaphylaxis: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Diagnosis

    A 76 year old man with a history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation presents to the Emergency Department with left sided abdominal pain

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  • Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: Diagnosis

    A 19 year old woman is brought the Emergency Department with a painful burning rash. She has recently completed a course of antibiotics for

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    Rhabdomyolysis: Diagnosis

    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

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    Pleural Effusion: Diagnosis

    A 65 year old lifelong smoker presents to the Emergency Department with a 3 week history of progressive breathlessness on exertion. What is

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    Retinal Vein Occlusion: Clinical Features

    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

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  • Paediatric Meningococcal Disease: Management

    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

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  • Cellulitis: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Bronchiolitis: Microbiology

    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

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  • Cardiorespiratory Arrest: Management

    A 68 year old man is brought into the Emergency Department after collapsing at home. The paramedics are performing CPR and report the patien

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  • Osteoarthritis: Clinical Features

    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

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    Hepatitis A: Clinical Features

    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

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  • Opioid Toxicity: Clinical Features

    A 15 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her parents following an intentional overdose. She has taken multiple morphine

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  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Anaemia: Macrocytic Anaemia

    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

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  • Appendicitis: Diagnosis

    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

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    Croup: Management

    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

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    Knee Injuries: Investigations

    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

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  • Decompression Illness: Management

    A 34 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department by the local coastguard helicopter after developing a right sided weakness and co

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  • Back Pain: Inflammatory Conditions

    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

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  • Headache: Cluster Headache

    A 28 year old man, with a history of cluster headaches, presents to ED with a severe unilateral temporal headache associated with conjunctiv

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  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Pharmacology

    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

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  • Mental Capacity Act: Principles

    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

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  • Thoracic Trauma: Tension Pneumothorax

    You are giving a teaching session on the trauma primary survey to a group of medical students. You are discussing the immediate life threate

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  • Anaemia: Megaloblastic Anaemia

    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

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  • Airway Assessment

    You are working on your anaesthetics rotation and have been asked to perform an airway assessment on a patient due to undergo elective chole

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  • Head Injury: Subdural Haematoma

    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

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  • Orbital Blowout Fracture: Complications

    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

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  • Lumbar Puncture

    A patient presents to ED with a fever, headache, neck stiffness and photophobia. Meningitis is suspected and a lumbar puncture is performed.

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  • Hyperkalaemia: Management

    A 37 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of confusion and lethargy. She is found to be hyperkalaemic with a seru

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  • Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed: Management

    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

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    Gout: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Myasthenia Gravis: Myasthenic Crisis

    A 35 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department with worsening difficulty in breathing. She has a past medical history of myasthe

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  • Peri-arrest Arrhythmias: Tachyarrhythmia

    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

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    Chest Drain Insertion: Seldinger Technique

    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

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  • Shingles: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Notifiable Diseases: Management

    You have been asked to give a teaching session as part of the Induction Programme for new Foundation Year 2 doctors joining the department.

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  • Cardiorespiratory Arrest: Management

    A 78 year old woman is brought into the Emergency Department after complaining of chest pain. You are examining her when she becomes unrespo

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  • Forearm Injuries: Monteggia Fracture-Dislocation

    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

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  • Upper Limb Nerve Injuries: Ulnar Nerve

    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

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  • Peri-Arrest Arrhythmias: Tachyarrhythmia

    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

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  • Paracetamol Toxicity: Clinical Features

    A 15 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her parents following an intentional overdose. She has taken approximately fift

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  • Epididymo-Orchitis: Microbiology

    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

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    Acute Coronary Syndrome: Risk Assessment

    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

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  • Anaphylaxis: Clinical Features

    A 17 year old girl presents to the Emergency Department following a wasp sting. Which of the following clinical presentations is most consis

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  • Dental Trauma: Management

    You have been asked to give a teaching session to a group of Foundation Year 2 doctors starting their Emergency Medicine rotation. The topic

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  • Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Hip and Thigh Injuries: Femoral Neck Fracture

    An 81 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department by paramedics after falling whilst cleaning. She is independent with no signific

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  • Temporomandibular Joint Dislocation: Risk Factors

    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

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  • Acute Sore Throat: Scoring System

    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

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  • Orbital Blowout Fracture: Complications

    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

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  • Shingles: Complications

    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

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  • Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Clinical Features

    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

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    Cyanide Poisoning: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Cardiorespiratory Arrest: Management

    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

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  • Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Features

    A 15 year old boy presents to the Emergency Department with a history of polydipsia and weight loss. You suspect diabetes mellitus. Which of

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  • Head Injury: Assessment

    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

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  • Chickenpox: Complications

    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

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    Tricyclic Antidepressant Toxicity: Clinical Features

    A 45 year old woman is brought to the Emergency Department after taking fifty amitriptyline tablets as part of an attempted suicide. What is

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    Hip and Thigh Injuries: Femoral Neck Fracture

    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

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  • Septic Arthritis: Microbiology

    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

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  • Pyloric Stenosis: Diagnosis

    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

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    Deep Vein Thrombosis: Scoring

    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

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  • Community Acquired Pneumonia: Microbiology

    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

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  • Testicular Torsion: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Local Anaesthetic Pharmacology

    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

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  • Needle Pericardiocentesis

    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

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  • Hearing Loss: Diagnosis

    A 74 year old presents to the Emergency Department complaining of hearing loss. You perform otoscopy. What area of the tympanic membrane is

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  • Bier's Block

    A 76 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department after falling at home. She has sustained a dorsally angulated fracture of her domin

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  • Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed: Causes

    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

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  • Hyperkalaemia: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Anticoagulants: Heparin Pharmacology

    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

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  • Cardiac Failure: Management

    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

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  • Head Injury: Basal Skull Fracture

    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

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    Bacterial Tracheitis: Diagnosis

    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

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    Acute Kidney Injury: Diagnosis

    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.

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  • Ankle Injuries: Ankle Fracture

    A 29 year old man presents to the Emergency Department with a painful, swollen ankle after falling heavily whilst playing in a football matc

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  • Hearing Loss: Diagnosis

    A 74 year old presents to the Emergency Department complaining of hearing loss. You perform otoscopy. What area of the tympanic membrane is

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  • Fascia Iliaca Block

    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

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  • Visual Pathway: Pathophysiology

    A 92 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of a change in his vision. On examination you note a bitemporal hemianopi

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  • Ludwig's Angina: Pathophysiology

    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

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    Nitrous Oxide: Pharmacology

    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

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  • Miscarriage: Causes

    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

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  • Acute Coronary Syndrome: ECG Changes

    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.

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    Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Pharmacology

    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

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  • Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Diagnosis

    A 29 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with a 1 hour history of sudden onset, severe, diffuse headache, and vomiting. She

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  • Pericarditis: Diagnosis

    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

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    Burns: Assessment

    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

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  • Post-Tonsillectomy Haemorrhage: Management

    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.

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  • Acute Sore Throat: Scoring System

    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

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  • Emergency Airway Management

    A 51 year old man presents to ED following a road traffic collision with significant facial trauma. On examination you note gurgling and 'se

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  • Periorbital and Orbital Cellulitis: Clinical Features

    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

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  • Hypothermia: Classification

    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

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  • Rhabdomyolysis: Management

    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

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  • Head Injury: Assessment

    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

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  • Anaemia: Clinical Features

    A 54 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of increasing fatigue. On examination you note pallor and suspect the pat

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  • Anterior Uveitis: Risk Factors

    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

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    Intraosseous Access

    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

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  • Community Acquired Pneumonia: Risk Stratification

    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

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  • Hand Injuries: Carpometacarpal Dislocation

    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?

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    Deep Vein Thrombosis: Management

    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

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    Paediatric Burns: Management

    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

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  • Infective Keratitis: Management

    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

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  • Waveform Capnography

    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

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  • Acute Urinary Retention: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease

    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

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  • Mandibular Fracture: Radiology

    A 54 year old presents to the Emergency Department after being kicked in the face by a horse. What x-ray view is shown?

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  • Diverticular Disease: Management

    A 71 year old woman, with known diverticular disease, presents to the Emergency Department with a persistent left lower quadrant abdominal p

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  • Paediatric Cardiorespiratory Arrest: Management

    You are in a supermarket when you hear shouts of "help" from the neighbouring aisle. You investigate and find a mother holding her unrespons

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    Pleural Aspiration

    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

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    Organophosphate Poisoning: Management

    A 37 year old man is brought to the Emergency Department following exposure to an organophosphate on a farm. He is severely symptomatic, and

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  • Vestibular Neuritis: Clinical Features

    A 34 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department complaining of 3 days of vertigo. Which of following findings would suggest vestibu

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  • Paediatric Choking: Management

    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

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  • Paediatric Status Epilepticus: Management

    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

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  • Mastoiditis: Management

    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

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  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Management

    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

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    Mental Health Act: Sections

    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

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  • Head Injury: Assessment

    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

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    Acoustic Neuroma: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Chest Drain Insertion: Seldinger Technique

    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.

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  • Hyperthyroidism: Thyroid Storm

    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.

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  • Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemic State: Management

    A 78 year old man is brought into the Emergency Department by his carers. They describe 2 days of increased thirst and urination, alongside

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  • Scaphoid Fracture: Anatomy

    A 23 year old professional skateboarder presents to the Emergency Department complaining of pain to the right wrist following a fall. On exa

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  • Intussusception: Diagnosis

    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

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    Dementia: Lewy Body Dementia

    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

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  • Cellulitis: Diagnosis

    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

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  • Cranial Nerve Palsy: Abducens Nerve

    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

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  • Headache: Migraine

    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

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  • Self Harm and Suicide: Risk Factors

    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

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    Haematuria: Management

    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

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    Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion: Management

    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

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  • Pyelonephritis: Management

    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

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  • Paracetamol Toxicity: Management

    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

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  • Cirrhosis: Ascites

    A 45 year old man presents to the Emergency Department complaining of abdominal pain and distension. On examination you find shifting dullne

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  • Foreign Body in Nose: Diagnosis

    A 2 year old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her concerned parents. They describe 3 days of purulent, foul smelling discharge

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  • Haemorrhagic Shock: Classification

    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

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  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Toxicity: Management

    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

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  • Drug-Related Hyperthermia: Malignant Hyperthermia

    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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