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Systemic lupus erythematosus complications
A 28-year-old female presents to the Emergency Department with a 2-day history of fever, chest pain, and worsening shortness of …
Pemphigus vulgaris
A 45-year-old male has been referred to ED with a painful skin rash which initially started as oral mucosal lesions …
Henoch Schonlein purpura
An otherwise well 8-year-old boy presents to your ED with a rash as shown. You make the diagnosis of Henoch …
Ankle pain and fever
A 55-year-old man has presented with acute ankle pain and a low grade fever. A clinical photo is shown below …
Eczema herpeticum
A 4-year-old girl has a known history of atopic dermatitis (eczema) since infancy with frequent flare ups and remissions. She …
Priapism
A 38 year old man presents with a painful penile erection for the past 4 yours. His medical history includes …
Flank pain and fever in diabetes
A 45 year old diabetic patient presents with 2 days of bilateral flank pain and fever. Tem 38
- HR 100
- BP …
Acute kidney injury
A 72-year-old man presents to your Emergency Department with confusion and decreased urine output over the past 48 hours. He …
Polycystic kidney disease
A 42-year-old man with known autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PCKD) has presented to the ED with flank pain.
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 …
Thyroid storm
A 34 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with confusion, vomiting and fever. Her history includes thyroid issues. …
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 …
Euglycaemic DKA
You are managing a 45-year-old man with undifferentiated abdominal pain and vomiting. His past history is HTN and type 2 …
Severe hypothermia and rewarming complications
A 72-year-old male is brought to you Emergency Department by ambulance. He was found by a neighbour collapsed in his …
Snakebite VICC and antivenom
A 50-year-old man presents to your ED 6-hours after a suspected snake bite. He has received no first aid. He …
High altitude pulmonary oedema
You are the expedition doctor on a trek in the Peruvian Andes climbing to around 4700m above sea level.
Marine envenomation cardiac arrest
A 20-year-old female is brought into your ED after having been found in cardiac arrest on a beach in far …
Toddler hypoglycaemia and possible ingestion
A 2-year-old child, Rosie, is brought to your department by her parents. She has been well during the day except …
GHB overdose and withdrawal risk
A 28-year-old man presents following a suspected GHB overdose. His GCS is 7 (E1V1M5).
Carbon monoxide poisoning
A 36-year-old female is brought into the Emergency Department after being found unconscious in her car. She was parked in …
Digoxin and propranolol overdose
A 19-year-old female presents 2 hours post an intentional drug overdose. She admits to taking 250 tablets of digoxin 62.5mcg …
Methaemoglobinaemia
A 57-year-old male worker from a nearby insulation materials and dyes factory presents with confusion, dizziness, shortness of breath and …
Opioid replacement therapy
Your intern is assessing a 31-year-old man with opioid use disorder who is seeking referral to an opioid replacement therapy …
Medical clearance for psychiatric assessment
A 28-year-old woman with a known history of schizophrenia is brought to the ED by police after being found wandering …