SAQ Stack
Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study
Post-splenectomy sepsis
A 54-year-old man presents to emergency with general lethargy, fatigue and fevers and chills. He had a splenectomy following a …
Dizzy and myalgias with CCF
A 65-year-old man is bought into ED by his wife with myalgia and dizziness. He has a past history of …
Hanging
A 52-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department after a hanging. He was found in PEA arrest with ROSC …
Refractory cardiac arrest and ECMO
A 59-year-old man has a witnessed collapse at the airport. CPR was immediately commenced. The ambulance will arrive to your …
Collapse with hypotension
A young female presents to your Emergency Department with hypotension and collapse.
6yo with leg rash
A 6-year-old girl is brought to the Emergency Department with a skin rash on her legs that has been progressing …
Floppy neonate
A 2-week-old male infant is rushed to your ED by his concerned parents. The child is floppy with reduced LOC. …
Tetralogy of Fallot with hypercyanotic spell
A 5-month-old boy with known Tetralogy of Fallot presents cyanosed and distressed and is awaiting definitive surgical repair.
Infant head injury
A 2-month-old baby boy is reviewed after his father slipped while carrying him, resulting in the baby hitting his head …
Collapsed neonate with hypoglycaemia
A 5-day old male baby is brought in by his mother for decreased breast-feeding. On examination the child is flat …
Jaundice
A 47-year-old male presents to your ED complaining of a change in his skin colour. He has no known past …
Paediatric status epilepticus
A 5-year-old boy presents with ongoing tonic-clonic seizure activity.
Decompensated cirrhosis with ascites
A 57-year-old patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis presents with abdominal pain, tense ascites and fever. Vital signs are as follows …
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 …
4yo with a rash
A 4-year-old girl presents with a rash of 24 hours duration. A photograph is provided.
Febrile returned traveller
A 25-year-old woman presents with fever, rash, joint pain, abdominal pain and headache after returning from Bali three days ago. …
Infant with perioral vesicular rash
A 12-month-old boy presents with lesions around his mouth and inability to eat or drink.
HIV patient with focal neurological deficit
A 45-year-old man with untreated HIV presents with fever, headache, confusion and right-sided weakness.
Inflammatory polyarthritis
A 26-year-old woman presents with atraumatic pain and swelling affecting multiple joints. She has no prior medical history.
Cervical spine injury
A 35-year-old man presents after falling 2 metres from a ladder with severe neck pain. A CT of the cervical …
Major burns with inhalation injury
A 23-year-old man is rescued from a fire after being trapped in a storeroom. His obesrvations are : GCS 13 …
Penetrating back injury with renal trauma
A 35-year-old man sustains a single stab wound to the left side of his back. The incoming ambulance team have …
Pelvic trauma with haemorrhagic shock
A 34-year-old man is brought to a tertiary ED after being hit by a car while crossing the street.
Paediatric open tibial fracture
A 7-year-old boy is thrown from a horse and sustains isolated injuries to the left lower leg. An image and …