SAQ Library : Haematology & Oncology
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Disseminated intravascular coagulation
A 46-year-old man is brought in by ambulance having been unwell for the past 3 days with fever, abdominal pain …
Non blanching rash
A 5-year-old girl is brought to the Emergency Department by her parents with a non-blanching rash that has appeared overnight. …
Cough, fever and unable to lie flat
A 6-year-old girl presents to a large mixed ED with 2 weeks of cough and intermittent fever. For the past …
Hypercalcaemia
A 56-year-old woman is brought into your tertiary ED by her partner with confusion. Her past history includes hypertension, dyslipidemia …
Blood transfusion reaction
You have been asked to review a 63-year-old female who is receiving a blood transfusion in your Emergency Department for …
Tumor lysis syndrome
A 59-year-old male was brought to your emergency department by ambulance after suffering a brief tonic-clonic seizure. He has been …
Haemophilia A haemarthrosis
A 10-year-old boy with known Haemophilia A presents to the emergency department with an atraumatic painful knee. He is systemically …
Febrile neutropenia
A 72-year-old man presents with fever and shock 7 days after chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.
- HR 120
- BP 90/40
Hypercalcaemia
A 72-year-old man presents with 6 weeks of progressive low back pain, fatigue and renal impairment. Blood results show creatinine …
Chest pain in sickle cell disease
A 25-year-old man with sickle cell disease presents with non-productive cough, severe central chest pain and hypoxia. Vitals are as …
Jaundice
A 47-year-old male presents to your ED complaining of a change in his skin colour. He has no known past …
Unwell after chemotherapy
A 16-year-old male presents feeling unwell after chemotherapy. Na 135 K 6.7 HCO3 23 Urea 15 Creat 220 Glu 6.5 …
Epistaxis on apixaban
A 76-year-old man self-presents to the Emergency Department with epistaxis. He describes on and off bleeding for most of the …
Pancytopenia and transfusion reactions
A 77-year-old male presents with lower back pain after a recent minor trip. He has a normal lower limb neurological …
Paediatric HUS
A 4-year-old boy attends the Emergency Department with a 1-week history of fever and bloody diarrhoea. He is seen by …
Checkpoint inhibitor colitis
A 63-year-old male comes into your ED. Hey! You’ve met him before; metastatic melanoma, brain mets, pretty much coning then, …