SAQ Stack
Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study
Wrist injury
A 38-year-old man presents with a painful left wrist after a fall on an outstretched hand. X-rays are provided.
Foot injury fall from height
A 24-year-old man presents after falling 3 metres onto his left foot at work. An X-ray of the foot is …
Hand injury
A 20-year-old man presents with a painful right hand after a night out. He cannot recall the mechanism of injury. …
High-energy tibial plateau fracture
A 28-year-old man presents with an isolated right leg injury after a motorbike accident. An X-ray is provided.
Abdo pain
A 54-year-old man presents to a tertiary ED with severe right-sided abdominal pain. He has no allergies. Vitals: HR 110/min, …
Central cord syndrome and neurogenic shock
A 68-year-old man falls at home sustaining a facial injury. He has bruising to his hands from landing and cervical …
Presumed renal colic
A 75-year-old man is referred by his GP for presumed renal colic. He has worsening flank pain and is now …
Unresponsive infant
A 6-month-old girl is brought to a tertiary ED unrousable after a nap. She was reportedly well earlier that morning. …
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 …
Acute angle closure glaucoma
A 64-year-old woman presents to the ED with severe right eye pain which occurred suddenly whilst she was reading in …
Acute aortic dissection
A 28-year-old man is BIBA to your tertiary with sudden onset severe tearing chest pain radiating through to his back …
Neonatal bilious vomiting
A 2-week-old male infant has presented to a regional mixed ED with 3 episodes of vomiting over the past 24 …
Polypharmacy overdose
43-year-old female was found by her husband with a potential deliberate poisoning. She is normally on amitriptyline, venlafaxine XR and …
Snake envenomation with collapse
A 62-year-old woman collapses after a snake bite in southern NSW. She is first seen at a peripheral hospital and …
Paracetamol overdose
An 18-year-old woman presents following an overdose of paracetamol. Initial concentration is 660 µmol/L.
Polypharmacy overdose
A 25yr old female is brought into the resuscitation area 4 hours after a polypharmacy overdose of: Quetiapine IR 60 …
Reduced conscious state and impaired practitioner
An unidentified 40-year-old man is brought in with reduced conscious state after collapsing at a party. His vital signs on …
Ethylene glycol poisoning
A 25-year-old female (70 kg) presents after being unconscious by a friend. A suicide letter was found by her friend …
Postpartum haemorrhage
A 24-year-old multiparous woman who is 36/40 gestation, presents to triage in labour. She is transferred to the resus room …
Early pregnancy bleeding
A 24-year-old woman presents with abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. Her last menstrual period was eight weeks ago and pregnancy …
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
A 32-year-old woman presents with bloating, lower abdominal pain and dyspnoea on minimal exertion. She is undergoing IVF, with egg …
Exertional rhabdomyolysis
A 54-year-old man presents with tea-coloured urine, myalgia and weakness two days after running a marathon. His vital signs are: …
