Emergency Medicine

EM saqs

148 saqs for Emergency Medicine.

148Units

146Chapters

Acute agitation and rapid tranquillisation

1 entry

Acute agitation and rapid tranquillisation in the ED

Acute appendicitis

1 entry

Acute appendicitis — risk scores and imaging

Pulmonary oedema

1 entry

Acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema

Acute COPD exacerbation

1 entry

Acute COPD exacerbation

Acute limb ischaemia

1 entry

Acute limb ischaemia

Anaphylaxis

1 entry

Acute management of anaphylaxis

Acute pancreatitis

1 entry

Acute pancreatitis — severe gallstone disease with obstruction

Acute decompensated heart failure

1 entry

Acute pulmonary oedema

Salicylate poisoning

1 entry

Acute salicylate overdose — acid-base, bicarb, dialysis

Acute severe asthma

1 entry

Acute severe asthma

Sexual assault and intimate partner violence

1 entry

Acute sexual assault in the emergency department

Altitude illness

1 entry

Altitude illness — AMS/HACE/HAPE recognition, descent and drugs

Anaemia and transfusion

1 entry

Anaemia, transfusion and transfusion reactions

Obstetric, gynaecological and sexual-health emergencies

2 entries

Fracture and dislocation reduction

1 entry

Anterior shoulder dislocation — reduction in the ED

Antimicrobial stewardship in the emergency department

1 entry

Antimicrobial stewardship in the emergency department — empirical therapy, de-escalation and an elderly stewardship pitfall

Biliary disease — colic, cholecystitis, cholangitis

1 entry

Ascending cholangitis — diagnosis, severity and drainage

Guillain-Barré syndrome and myasthenia gravis

1 entry

Ascending weakness after a diarrhoeal illness — the Guillain-Barré stem

Delirium in the elderly

1 entry

Assessment and management of delirium in the elderly

Bell palsy and cranial nerve palsies

1 entry

Bell palsy — LMN diagnosis, steroid window and corneal protection

Applied pharmacology for EM

1 entry

Bleeding, rhabdomyolysis and serotonin — the clarithromycin interaction storm

Abdominal trauma

1 entry

Blunt abdominal trauma — assessment and disposition

Bowel obstruction

1 entry

Bowel obstruction — strangulation recognition

Tachyarrhythmias

1 entry

Broad-complex tachycardia

Disaster preparedness and hospital incident command

1 entry

Bus-versus-train collision, 40 casualties expected — disaster preparedness, incident command and surge

Carbon monoxide poisoning

1 entry

Carbon monoxide poisoning — oxygen, co-oximetry and hyperbaric indications

Pericardial tamponade

1 entry

Cardiac tamponade

Cardiogenic shock

1 entry

Cardiogenic shock

Toxicology and environmental emergencies

2 entries

Radiation and chemical exposure

1 entry

CBRN receiving-hospital care — decontamination, nerve agent and ARS

Front-of-neck access / surgical airway

1 entry

CICO declaration and scalpel-bougie-tube FONA

Paracentesis and thoracentesis

1 entry

Cirrhotic with new ascites — the diagnostic and the large-volume paracentesis

Coma and GCS assessment

1 entry

Comatose patient — ABCDE, GCS and reversible causes

Community-acquired pneumonia

1 entry

Community-acquired pneumonia

Wound assessment and management

1 entry

Contaminated hand laceration with unknown tetanus status

Research, EBM and biostatistics

1 entry

Critical appraisal of a trial abstract — PICO, validity, effect size and applicability

Shock states (recognition & approach)

1 entry

Damage-control resuscitation in traumatic haemorrhagic shock

Massive haemorrhage & transfusion

1 entry

Damage-control resuscitation of traumatic haemorrhage

ECG — the deadly patterns

1 entry

Deadly ECG patterns — recognition and immediate action

Communication and breaking bad news

1 entry

Death notification and SPIKES in the ED

Deep vein thrombosis

1 entry

Deep vein thrombosis

Deliberate self-harm and suicide risk assessment

1 entry

Deliberate self-harm and suicide risk assessment in the ED

ABG interpretation

1 entry

Diabetic ketoacidosis — the full blood gas interpretation

Drowning

1 entry

Drowning — chain of survival, Szpilman grade and ED management

Ectopic pregnancy

1 entry

Ectopic pregnancy — rupture resus and methotrexate criteria

X-ray interpretation

1 entry

Elbow fat pad and the Salter-Harris paediatric elbow

Geriatric emergency medicine

1 entry

Elderly and frailty in ED — SAQ

Traumatic brain injury

1 entry

Emergency management of severe TBI

Heat illness and heat stroke

1 entry

Exertional heat stroke in the collapsed soldier

Subdural and extradural haematoma

1 entry

Extradural haematoma — the lucid interval

Handover (ISBAR)

1 entry

Failed ED-to-ICU handover — ISBAR and system fix

POCUS — FAST and E-FAST

1 entry

FAST disposition matrix in blunt trauma

Paediatric fever and serious bacterial illness

1 entry

Febrile infant — SBI risk and workup

Immunocompromised host and febrile neutropenia

1 entry

Febrile neutropenia — definition, MASCC and empirical antibiotics

Splinting and immobilisation

1 entry

Femoral-shaft fracture — the Thomas splint and evolving compartment syndrome

Seizures and first fit

1 entry

First seizure — assessment, investigation and disposition

Fluid resuscitation

1 entry

Fluid resuscitation — balanced crystalloid, responsiveness and the SMART evidence

Team-based care and CRM

1 entry

Fragmented handover, fixation error and the debrief — CRM in the resuscitation

Geriatric trauma

1 entry

Geriatric trauma — occult shock, anticoagulation and frailty

Acute ischaemic stroke

1 entry

Hyperacute management of acute ischaemic stroke

Electrolyte emergencies — potassium and sodium

1 entry

Hyperkalaemia ladder and acute hyponatraemic seizure

Imaging choice and radiation risk

1 entry

Imaging choice in the pregnant patient with abdominal pain

CT interpretation and usage

1 entry

Imaging decisions in the emergency department — pan-scan, stroke, and the thunderclap headache

Damage control resuscitation

1 entry

Implementing DCR in the bleeding trauma patient

Infective endocarditis

1 entry

Infective endocarditis

Resuscitation team leadership and CRM

1 entry

Lead the arrest — CRM principles and the debrief

Trauma team leadership

1 entry

Leading the trauma call

Aspiration pneumonia and lung abscess

1 entry

Lung abscess

Burn dressing and wound care

1 entry

Major burn — cooling, TBSA, Parkland and escharotomy

Burn management

1 entry

Major burn resuscitation

Spinal cord compression

1 entry

Malignant spinal cord compression — steroids, MRI and 24-hour window

Electrical and lightning injury

1 entry

Management of a high-voltage electrical injury

Iron poisoning

1 entry

Management of acute iron poisoning in a toddler

Lithium poisoning

1 entry

Management of chronic lithium toxicity

Cyanide poisoning

1 entry

Management of cyanide poisoning from smoke inhalation

Disaster and mass casualty

1 entry

Mass casualty bus crash — START triage, incident command and population ethics

Mass gathering and event medicine

1 entry

Mass gathering medicine — planning and heat surge SAQ

Haemoptysis

1 entry

Massive haemoptysis

Lower gastrointestinal bleed

1 entry

Massive lower GI bleed — resuscitation, Oakland and CTA-first pathway

Pulmonary embolism

1 entry

Massive pulmonary embolism

Vasoactive drugs in resuscitation

1 entry

Match the pressor to the shock — receptors and doses

Maxillofacial and dental emergencies

1 entry

Maxillofacial and dental emergencies — SAQ

Local anaesthesia & topical agents

1 entry

Maximum dose calculation and LAST rescue

Mental health and behavioural emergencies

1 entry

Medical screening and acute behavioural disturbance

Meningitis and encephalitis

1 entry

Meningitis and encephalitis — empiric therapy and CSF interpretation

Quality and ED metrics

1 entry

NEAT decline — Donabedian, run chart and PDSA

Recognition of deterioration (track and trigger)

1 entry

NEWS2 calculation and the escalation response

Non-invasive ventilation

1 entry

Non-invasive ventilation for COPD

Foreign body ingestion and aspiration

1 entry

Oesophageal button battery and the choking toddler

Opioid poisoning and toxidrome

1 entry

Opioid toxidrome — naloxone titration and infusion

Post-cardiac arrest care

1 entry

Optimising the post-arrest patient

Oxygen therapy & acute respiratory failure

1 entry

Oxygen-induced hypercapnia in a COPD exacerbation

Paediatric fluid and electrolyte management

1 entry

Paediatric fluid management in the dehydrated child

Paediatric respiratory distress

1 entry

Paediatric respiratory distress — croup with moderate to severe obstruction

Palliative and end-of-life care in ED

1 entry

Palliative and end-of-life presentations in ED — SAQ

Paracetamol poisoning

1 entry

Paracetamol overdose — nomogram and N-acetylcysteine

Pleural effusion

1 entry

Parapneumonic effusion and empyema

Perforated viscus

1 entry

Perforated viscus — peptic ulcer with free gas

100

Tuberculosis

1 entry

Pulmonary tuberculosis

101

ED airway management & RSI

1 entry

Rapid sequence intubation in the shocked patient

102

Renal colic and nephrolithiasis

1 entry

Renal colic — analgesia, imaging and the infected obstructed system

103

Respiratory failure (type 1 and 2)

1 entry

Respiratory failure — type 2

104

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

1 entry

Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm

105

Rural and retrieval trauma

1 entry

Rural and retrieval trauma — damage control and packaging SAQ

106

Central and arterial line insertion

1 entry

Septic shock — central venous access and the arterial line

107

Hypothermia

1 entry

Severe accidental hypothermia and the modified arrest

108

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

1 entry

Severe pre-eclampsia

109

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (ED)

1 entry

Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia — three pillars

110

Neonatal emergencies

1 entry

Sick neonate — duct-dependent collapse and parallel differentials

111

Haematology and general medical emergencies

1 entry

Sickle cell crisis — acute chest syndrome

112

Status epilepticus

1 entry

Status epilepticus

113

Retrieval and inter-hospital transfer

1 entry

STEMI from a non-PCI hospital — the retrieval decision

114

ABCDE approach

1 entry

Structured resuscitation of the deteriorating patient (ABCDE)

115

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

1 entry

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

116

Bradyarrhythmias

1 entry

Symptomatic bradycardia

117

Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning

1 entry

TCA overdose — ECG thresholds and bicarbonate dosing

118

Teaching, supervision and feedback

1 entry

Teach a skill, give feedback and calibrate supervision — the bedside teaching encounter

119

Pneumothorax

1 entry

Tension pneumothorax

120

Testicular torsion

1 entry

Testicular torsion — diagnosis, TWIST and the six-hour clock

121

Vertigo and dizziness

1 entry

The acute vestibular syndrome — central or peripheral

122

Australasian Triage Scale

1 entry

The Australasian Triage Scale and the under-triaged patient

123

Chest trauma

1 entry

The breathing assessment in the primary survey

124

Peri-arrest arrhythmias

1 entry

The broad-complex tachycardia

125

Mandatory reporting and child protection

1 entry

The bruised non-mobile infant

126

Foreign body removal

1 entry

The button battery in the nose — a paediatric time-critical emergency

127

Patient disposition and safety-netting

1 entry

The disposition decision — the older faller who looks better

128

Regional nerve blocks

1 entry

The elderly hip fracture — fascia iliaca block and LAST rescue

129

Septic shock in the ED

1 entry

The first hour of septic shock

130

Acute coronary syndromes (STEMI/NSTEMI)

1 entry

The immediate management of STEMI

131

Major trauma resuscitation

1 entry

The integrated major trauma resuscitation

132

Mental Health Act and compulsory treatment

1 entry

The Mental Health Act and compulsory treatment — criteria, pathway and emergency sedation

133

Cardiac arrest & ALS

1 entry

The PEA arrest and the reversible cause

134

Transient ischaemic attack

1 entry

The resolved deficit — transient ischaemic attack in the emergency department

135

Secondary survey

1 entry

The secondary survey of the stable trauma patient

136

Laboratory interpretation

1 entry

The septic anticoagulated patient — interpreting a multi-test panel

137

Medical error and patient safety

1 entry

The ten-fold overdose — error, disclosure, reporting and just culture

138

Pelvic trauma

1 entry

The unstable pelvic fracture

139

Red-flag headache approach

1 entry

Thunderclap headache and SAH exclusion pathway

140

Lumbar puncture

1 entry

Thunderclap headache with a negative CT — the lumbar puncture and the CSF interpretation

141

Thyroid storm and myxoedema coma

1 entry

Thyroid storm — Burch–Wartofsky and the four-pill sequence

142

Toxidrome approach and general management

1 entry

Toxidrome approach — two patients and antidote selection

143

Trauma in pregnancy

1 entry

Trauma resuscitation in pregnancy

144

Upper airway obstruction

1 entry

Upper airway obstruction — the paediatric epiglottitis

145

Upper gastrointestinal bleed

1 entry

Upper gastrointestinal bleed — variceal pathway

146

Wound closure and suturing techniques

1 entry

Wound closure — material, technique, and secondary intention

Acute agitation and rapid tranquillisation

Acute appendicitis

Pulmonary oedema

Acute COPD exacerbation

Acute limb ischaemia

Anaphylaxis

Acute pancreatitis

Acute decompensated heart failure

Salicylate poisoning

Acute severe asthma

Sexual assault and intimate partner violence

Altitude illness

Anaemia and transfusion

Obstetric, gynaecological and sexual-health emergencies

Fracture and dislocation reduction

Antimicrobial stewardship in the emergency department

Biliary disease — colic, cholecystitis, cholangitis

Guillain-Barré syndrome and myasthenia gravis

Delirium in the elderly

Bell palsy and cranial nerve palsies

Applied pharmacology for EM

Abdominal trauma

Bowel obstruction

Tachyarrhythmias

Disaster preparedness and hospital incident command

Consent, capacity and medico-legal

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Pericardial tamponade

Cardiogenic shock

Toxicology and environmental emergencies

Radiation and chemical exposure

Front-of-neck access / surgical airway

Paracentesis and thoracentesis

Coma and GCS assessment

Community-acquired pneumonia

Wound assessment and management

Research, EBM and biostatistics

Shock states (recognition & approach)

Massive haemorrhage & transfusion

ECG — the deadly patterns

Communication and breaking bad news

Deep vein thrombosis

Deliberate self-harm and suicide risk assessment

ABG interpretation

Drowning

Ectopic pregnancy

X-ray interpretation

Geriatric emergency medicine

Traumatic brain injury

Heat illness and heat stroke

Subdural and extradural haematoma

Handover (ISBAR)

POCUS — FAST and E-FAST

Paediatric fever and serious bacterial illness

Immunocompromised host and febrile neutropenia

Splinting and immobilisation

Seizures and first fit

Fluid resuscitation

Team-based care and CRM

Geriatric trauma

Acute ischaemic stroke

Electrolyte emergencies — potassium and sodium

Imaging choice and radiation risk

CT interpretation and usage

Damage control resuscitation

Infective endocarditis

Resuscitation team leadership and CRM

Trauma team leadership

Aspiration pneumonia and lung abscess

Burn dressing and wound care

Burn management

Spinal cord compression

Electrical and lightning injury

Iron poisoning

Lithium poisoning

Cyanide poisoning

Disaster and mass casualty

Mass gathering and event medicine

Haemoptysis

Lower gastrointestinal bleed