SAQ Stack : Endocrine
Short Answer Questions for ED Fellowship Study
Neonatal adrenal crisis
2-week-old male is brought to your Emergency Department by concerned parents. He is floppy and listless and brought into the …
Paediatric diabetic ketoacidosis
A 4-year-old boy presents to ED with a 2-day history of worsening nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. He is drowsy, …
Hypercalcaemia
A 56-year-old woman is brought into your tertiary ED by her partner with confusion. Her past history includes hypertension, dyslipidemia …
Thyroid storm
A 34 year old woman presents to the Emergency Department with confusion, vomiting and fever. Her history includes thyroid issues. …
Euglycaemic DKA
You are managing a 45-year-old man with undifferentiated abdominal pain and vomiting. His past history is HTN and type 2 …
Diabetic ketoacidosis with high anion gap acidosis
A 30-year-old female is brought in by ambulance with multiple episodes of vomiting and abdominal pain. She has a past …
Neonatal hypoglycaemia with seizure
A 14-day-old boy presents to ED with drowsiness. His parents saw his eyes deviate to one side and some lip …
Myxoedema coma
A 60 year old female with known hypothyroidism presents with acute confusion. She is on thyroxine only. Vital signs: <ul><li>Temp …
Post-thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia
A 50-year-old gentleman presents 2 weeks following a thyroidectomy. He has been experiencing perioral numbness and muscle cramps.
Floppy neonate
A 2-week-old male infant is rushed to your ED by his concerned parents. The child is floppy with reduced LOC. …
Paediatric diabetic ketoacidosis with cerebral oedema
A 10-year-old girl has presented to your urban district emergency department at 3pm with fever and feeling lethargic for the …
Pituitary apoplexy
A 50-year-old man with a history of pituitary adenoma presents with severe headache, nausea and vomiting. Vitals: HR 120 BP …
Post-thyroidectomy airway compromise
A previously well, 37-year-old female presents to your rural ED with a history of acute shortness of breath. She underwent …
Hyperglycemia
A 75-year-old woman is brought to your emergency department with hyperglycaemia.
Persistent vomiting
A 30-year-old male presents atier 24 hours of persistent vomiting, not keeping anything down. He is confused, looks sweaty and …