SAQ Library : Respiratory

A 24-year-old male presents to the ED 10 hours after developing sudden onset pleuritic chest pain on deep …

You are the supervising consultant in a metropolitan tertiary ED. Your junior registrar has come to you asking …

A 78-year-old woman with COAD, diabetes and hypothyroidism presents with shortness of breath and respiratory sepsis. On arrival …

A young woman with an estimated weight of 50 kg has just been intubated for severe asthma and …

You are the resuscitation consultant in a paediatric major trauma centre. A 12-year-old girl is brought in by …

A 45-year-old Nepalese man presents to your Emergency Department with a 2-week history of cough, fever, haemoptysis and …

A 25-year-old man with sickle cell disease presents with non-productive cough, severe central chest pain and hypoxia. Vitals …

A 75-year-old woman presents with increasing exertional dyspnoea over several weeks. Chest X-ray demonstrates a unilateral pleural effusion …

A 75-year-old man presents with severe shortness of breath due to an infective exacerbation of COPD. You are …

A 41-year-old female presents to your tertiary centre Emergency Department with acute onset shortness of breath and chest …

A 52-year-old man is brought to the Emergency Department after a hanging. He was found in PEA arrest …

A young female presents to your Emergency Department with hypotension and collapse.

A 30-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use presents with fever, productive cough, dyspnoea and haemoptysis. …

A 14-month-old girl presents with 2 days of increasing work of breathing and wheeze following a viral prodrome. …

A 45-year-old male hasjust arrived in your resus bay. He has been transferred by ambulance from a rural …

A 32-year-old man with pneumonia requires intubation. He is morbidly obese with BMI 42, actual weight 130 kg …

A 20-year-old male smoker presents with right-sided pleuritic chest pain. No past medical history. Hobbies include scuba diving. …

A 28-year-old man is brought in by ambulance with acute respiratory distress. History of poorly controlled asthma with …

A 65-year-old man presents with shortness of breath and fever. A chest X-ray is provided.

A 74-year-old man is brought in by ambulance with profound respiratory distress and hypoxia. A chest X-ray is …

You are the tertiary ED consultant on duty. Your team is treating a 40-year-old male with severe life-threatening …

A 62-year-old female is brought into the resuscitation area of your department by ambulance. She woke from sleep …

A 78 year old woman with a past history of COAD, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism, presents with …

An 80-year-old gentleman presents with acute dyspnoea, onset 2 hours ago. His past historyis unclear. On arrival he …