SAQ Stack
Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study
Case: Cardiac tamponade post valve replacement
A 55-year-old man self-presents to your regional ED with new onset shortness of breath on exertion and presyncope post bovine aortic valve replacement 12 days prior. His current medications are Apixaban 5mg BD, Metoprolol 25mg BD, Atorvastatin 20mg nocte. Triage obs: RR 18/min, Sats (room air) 96%, Pulse 63 regular, BP 89/57, Temp 36.5 The senior registrar performs a cardiac POCUS.
