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Subarachnoid haemorrhage
A 43-year-old woman arrives via ambulance to your regional ED at 8pm. She had a sudden worsening of …
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Priapism
A 40-year-old man presents at 11:30 pm with severe pain and distress with an erection present for 3 …
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2023 T4 W12
Acute limb ischaemia
An 85-year-old man presents with a painful and pulseless right lower leg. You suspect an ischaemic limb.
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2023 T4 W11
Orbital cellulitis
A 5-year-old boy presents with progressive left eye swelling, pain and nausea.
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2023 T4 W11
Aortic dissection
A 50-year-old man presents distressed and diaphoretic with severe chest pain radiating to the back. You are concerned …
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2023 T4 W7
Guillain-Barré syndrome
A previously well 26-year-old woman has presented after developing ptosis this morning which was preceded by a 24-hour …
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2023 T4 W7
Paediatric cardiac arrest from box jellyfish envenomation
You are working at a regional hospital in a coastal city in northern Australia. You are pre-alerted that …
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2023 T4 W7
Older persons
Your Emergency Department Director has noted your previous clinical acumen in caring for older people. They have asked …
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2023 T4 W7
Shocked neonate
An 8-day-old infant presents hypotonic, centrally cyanotic and cool peripherally. Peripheral oxygen saturation reads 70% with poor trace. …
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2023 T4 W6
Chest pain
You are the ED consultant in a small rural hospital 2 hours from the nearest tertiary centre. A …
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2023 T4 W6
Spontaneous pneumothorax
A 20-year-old male smoker presents with right-sided pleuritic chest pain. No past medical history. Hobbies include scuba diving. …
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2023 T4 W6
Severe asthma and NIV
A 28-year-old man is brought in by ambulance with acute respiratory distress. History of poorly controlled asthma with …
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2023 T4 W6
Syncope
A 49-year-old man presents with syncope. He collapsed without warning or prodrome and recovered within a few minutes. …
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2023 T4 W5
Syncope
An 84-year-old man is brought in from a nursing home following syncope. His ECG is shown. The monitor …
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2023 T4 W5
Shortness of breath
A 65-year-old man presents with shortness of breath and fever. A chest X-ray is provided.
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2023 T4 W5
ARDS
A 74-year-old man is brought in by ambulance with profound respiratory distress and hypoxia. A chest X-ray is …
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2023 T4 W5
Very Fast Tachycardia
A 50-year-old man is brought into your resus bay with palpitations. A 12-lead ECG is performed.
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2023 T4 W4
Aspirin ingestion
A 21-year-old woman with a longstanding history of borderline personality disorder is brought in by ambulance 2 hours …
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2023 T4 W4
Venlafaxine ingestion
A 25-year-old man with a history of depression and anxiety is BIBA, 3 hours after taking a deliberate …
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2023 T4 W4
Webster pack overdose
A 75-year-old male with mild dementia is BIBA after accidentally taking 2 days’ worth of his Webster pack …
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2023 T3 W11
Agitated patient detention
A 40-year-old woman is brought into ED under a section 20 by paramedics with delusions and paranoia on …
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2023 T3 W11
Medication error review
You receive a complaint via the Patient Advocate’s office that a patient was subject to a medication error …
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