Emergency Medicine

EM vivas

146 vivas for Emergency Medicine.

146Units

146Chapters

Acute appendicitis

1 entry

Acute appendicitis — Alvarado, imaging and antibiotics-first

Sickle cell crisis

1 entry

Acute chest syndrome — exchange transfusion thresholds

Acute COPD exacerbation

1 entry

Acute COPD exacerbation — the controlled oxygen and the NIV

Acute ischaemic stroke

1 entry

Acute ischaemic stroke — thrombolysis and thrombectomy viva

Acute kidney injury

1 entry

Acute kidney injury — gas and chemistry viva

Acute limb ischaemia

1 entry

Acute limb ischaemia — the classification and the revascularisation

Acute pancreatitis

1 entry

Acute pancreatitis — severity, fluids and infected necrosis

Testicular torsion

1 entry

Acute scrotum — torsion vs epididymo-orchitis

Acute severe asthma

1 entry

Acute severe asthma — the severity and the escalation

Applied pharmacology for EM

1 entry

Adrenaline concentrations and CYP3A4 storm

Paediatric abdominal emergencies

1 entry

Age-based paediatric acute abdomen — bilious vomit to intussusception

Altitude illness

1 entry

Altitude illness — AMS HACE HAPE and descent viva

Anaemia and transfusion

1 entry

Anaemia and transfusion — data viva

Antepartum haemorrhage

1 entry

Antepartum haemorrhage — praevia vs abruption

Anticoagulated trauma

1 entry

Anticoagulated trauma — gas and decision viva

Antimicrobial stewardship

1 entry

Antimicrobial stewardship — decision viva

Applied anatomy and physiology

1 entry

Applied anatomy — procedure viva

Aspiration pneumonia and lung abscess

1 entry

Aspiration — the pneumonitis versus the pneumonia

Australasian Triage Scale

1 entry

Australasian Triage Scale — categories and under-triage

Mental health and behavioural emergencies

1 entry

Behavioural emergency — organic first and the MSE

Bell palsy and cranial nerve palsies

1 entry

Bell palsy — forehead test, steroids and dangerous mimics viva

Bowel obstruction

1 entry

Bowel obstruction — closed-loop and volvulus

Bradyarrhythmias

1 entry

Bradyarrhythmias — the causes and the antidotes

Foreign body ingestion and aspiration

1 entry

Button battery and aspirated peanut

Carbon monoxide poisoning

1 entry

Carbon monoxide poisoning — co-oximetry and hyperbaric oxygen viva

Pericardial tamponade

1 entry

Cardiac tamponade — the causes and the drainage

Acute decompensated heart failure

1 entry

Cardiogenic shock vs pulmonary oedema

Radiation and chemical exposure

1 entry

CBRN ED receiving — decon, atropine and ARS viva

Central and arterial line insertion

1 entry

Central and arterial line insertion viva

Cerebrospinal fluid interpretation

1 entry

Cerebrospinal fluid interpretation — the data viva

Secondary survey

1 entry

Cervical spine clearance — the NEXUS criteria

Biliary disease — colic, cholecystitis, cholangitis

1 entry

Cholangitis vs cholecystitis — TG18 and source control

CT interpretation and usage

1 entry

Choosing and interpreting emergency CT — a clinical imaging viva

Salicylate poisoning

1 entry

Chronic salicylism and intubation risk

Community-acquired pneumonia

1 entry

Community-acquired pneumonia — the severity and the empiric antibiotics

Splinting and immobilisation

1 entry

Compartment syndrome after backslab

Resuscitation team leadership and CRM

1 entry

CRM in the resus bay

Team-based care and CRM

1 entry

CRM leadership and closed-loop communication

Cyanide poisoning

1 entry

Cyanide poisoning — smoke inhalation antidote viva

ECG — the deadly patterns

1 entry

Deadly ECG patterns — OMI equivalents and antidotes

Deep vein thrombosis

1 entry

Deep vein thrombosis — the diagnostic algorithm and the anticoagulation

Delirium in the elderly

1 entry

Delirium in the elderly viva

ABCDE approach

1 entry

Deteriorating patient — data interpretation viva

Recognition of deterioration (track and trigger)

1 entry

Deteriorating patient — trend interpretation viva

Disaster preparedness

1 entry

Disaster preparedness — HICS, surge continuum and decontamination

Imaging choice and radiation risk

1 entry

Dose catalog and pregnancy imaging viva

Drowning

1 entry

Drowning — respiratory failure, Szpilman and cold-water resus viva

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (ED)

1 entry

Eclampsia in the ED — magnesium and the three pillars

Ectopic pregnancy

1 entry

Ectopic pregnancy — PUL, NICE hCG rules and medical management viva

Geriatric emergency medicine

1 entry

Elderly and frailty in ED — Viva

Traumatic brain injury

1 entry

Extradural vs subdural haematoma

Subdural and extradural haematoma

1 entry

Extradural vs subdural haematoma — the CT distinction

ED airway management & RSI

1 entry

Failed intubation — difficult-airway algorithm viva

Immunocompromised host and febrile neutropenia

1 entry

Febrile neutropenia — MASCC, regimens and antifungal escalation viva

Paediatric fever and serious bacterial illness

1 entry

Fever without focus — traffic lights and occult SBI

Seizures and first fit

1 entry

First seizure that did not recover — the viva

Fluid resuscitation

1 entry

Fluid resuscitation — SMART, PLR and colloid traps

Foreign body imaging and removal

1 entry

Foreign body imaging and removal — the data viva

Fracture and dislocation reduction

1 entry

Fracture and dislocation reduction — the data-viva

X-ray interpretation

1 entry

Free gas under the diaphragm

Geriatric trauma

1 entry

Geriatric trauma traps — beta-blockers and frailty

Limb and extremity trauma

1 entry

Gustilo, hard signs and compartment viva

Haemoptysis

1 entry

Haemoptysis — the massive and the management

Heat illness and heat stroke

1 entry

Heat stroke cooling method and target — clinical viva

Transient ischaemic attack

1 entry

High-risk TIA — ABCD2, DAPT and the carotid window

Electrical and lightning injury

1 entry

High-voltage injury — dark urine and a tense forearm

Vertigo and dizziness

1 entry

HINTS and the dangerous dizzy patient

Paediatric fluid and electrolyte management

1 entry

Holliday-Segar, 4-2-1, and isotonic maintenance

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

1 entry

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy — the spectrum and the magnesium sulphate

Oxygen therapy & acute respiratory failure

1 entry

Hypoxaemic patient — blood-gas interpretation viva

Renal colic and nephrolithiasis

1 entry

Infected obstructed kidney — the pyonephrosis viva

Infective endocarditis

1 entry

Infective endocarditis — the diagnosis and the organisms

Burn management

1 entry

Inhalation injury — assessment and management

Iron poisoning

1 entry

Iron poisoning — stages, chelation and whole bowel irrigation viva

Handover (ISBAR)

1 entry

ISBAR and the failed ICU transfer

Front-of-neck access / surgical airway

1 entry

Laryngeal handshake and CTM landmarks — viva

Local anaesthesia & topical agents

1 entry

LAST recognition and lipid emulsion

Lithium poisoning

1 entry

Lithium levels and EXTRIP viva

Lower gastrointestinal bleed

1 entry

Lower GI bleed — CTA localisation and embolisation viva

Disaster and mass casualty

1 entry

Mass casualty — START/SALT and the non-treating commander

Mass gathering and event medicine

1 entry

Mass gathering planning viva

Maxillofacial and dental emergencies

1 entry

Maxillofacial and dental emergencies — Viva

Meningitis and encephalitis

1 entry

Meningitis and encephalitis — CSF, Listeria cover and aciclovir

Mental Health Act and compulsory treatment

1 entry

Mental Health Act criteria, capacity, and least-restrictive care

Myocarditis and pericarditis

1 entry

Myocarditis — the diagnosis and the mimic of the infarction

Opioid poisoning and toxidrome

1 entry

Naloxone non-responder and tramadol variant

Quality and ED metrics

1 entry

NEAT fall and special-cause variation

Non-invasive ventilation

1 entry

Non-invasive ventilation — the indications and the contraindications

Teaching, supervision and feedback

1 entry

OMP, Peyton and R2C2

Paediatric respiratory distress

1 entry

Paediatric respiratory distress — the imaging and severity-score viva

Palliative and end-of-life care in ED

1 entry

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

Pelvic trauma

1 entry

Pelvic bleeding — the stepwise control

Perforated viscus

1 entry

Perforated viscus — Hinchey and free gas

Pelvic inflammatory disease

1 entry

PID regimens, TOA, and partner treatment

Pleural effusion

1 entry

Pleural effusion — the Light's criteria and the management

Pneumothorax

1 entry

Pneumothorax — the classification and the management

POCUS biliary and renal

1 entry

POCUS biliary and renal — image interpretation viva

Polypharmacy and adverse drug events

1 entry

Polypharmacy ADE — high-risk drugs and deprescribing

Electrolyte emergencies — potassium and sodium

1 entry

Potassium ladder and sodium correction limits

100

Pulmonary embolism

1 entry

Pulmonary embolism — the diagnostic algorithm and the risk stratification

101

Pulmonary oedema

1 entry

Pulmonary oedema — the cardiogenic versus the non-cardiogenic

102

Red-flag headache approach

1 entry

Red-flag headache — SNNOOP10 and dangerous causes viva

103

Anaphylaxis

1 entry

Refractory anaphylaxis in the beta-blocked patient

104

Septic shock in the ED

1 entry

Refractory septic shock — escalation viva

105

Cardiac arrest & ALS

1 entry

Refractory VF and the post-ROSC bundle

106

Regional nerve blocks

1 entry

Regional nerve blocks — fascia iliaca and LAST viva

107

Respiratory failure (type 1 and 2)

1 entry

Respiratory failure — the type 1 versus the type 2

108

Rural and retrieval trauma

1 entry

Rural retrieval trauma viva

109

POCUS — aortic, lung & cardiac

1 entry

RUSH protocol viva — pump, tank, pipes

110

Paracentesis and thoracentesis

1 entry

SAAG, Light criteria, and safe taps

111

Deliberate self-harm and risk assessment

1 entry

Self-harm risk assessment — medical first then structure

112

Mandatory reporting and child protection

1 entry

Sentinel injuries and mandatory reporting

113

Alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal

1 entry

Severe alcohol withdrawal — CIWA-Ar, benzodiazepines and thiamine-first

114

Sexual assault and intimate partner violence

1 entry

Sexual assault and intimate partner violence — trauma-informed ED viva

115

Snake envenomation

1 entry

Snake envenomation — antivenom and VICC viva

116

Spider and marine envenomation

1 entry

Spider and marine envenomation — five syndromes viva

117

Communication and breaking bad news

1 entry

SPIKES, open disclosure and death notification

118

Spinal cord compression

1 entry

Spinal cord compression — MSCC vs cauda equina vs abscess

119

Paracetamol poisoning

1 entry

Staggered paracetamol overdose and transplant thresholds

120

Status epilepticus

1 entry

Status epilepticus — ladder, ESETT and non-convulsive status

121

Toxicology and environmental emergencies

1 entry

Stingray injury — the data viva

122

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

1 entry

Subarachnoid haemorrhage — diagnosis, grading and complications

123

Syncope (approach)

1 entry

Syncope — the differential and the risk stratification

124

Tachyarrhythmias

1 entry

Tachyarrhythmias — the structured approach and the dangerous traps

125

Post-cardiac arrest care

1 entry

Temperature and prognostication after cardiac arrest

126

Acute agitation and rapid tranquillisation

1 entry

The agitated stimulant patient — escalation viva

127

Massive haemorrhage & transfusion

1 entry

The anticoagulated bleeder and the MTP

128

Chest trauma

1 entry

The chest-tube thoracostomy

129

Laboratory interpretation

1 entry

The deteriorating patient — interpreting a multi-test result panel

130

Acute coronary syndromes (STEMI/NSTEMI)

1 entry

The ECG in ACS — the territory, the mimics and the equivalents

131

Abdominal trauma

1 entry

The FAST scan — views and limitations

132

Hypothermia

1 entry

The hypothermic ECG and the cold blood gas — interpretation and prognostication

133

Peri-arrest arrhythmias

1 entry

The irregular broad-complex tachycardia — the WPW trap

134

Trauma in pregnancy

1 entry

The perimortem caesarean

135

ABG interpretation

1 entry

The septic venous gas — interpretation and the lactate-guided resuscitation

136

Trauma team leadership

1 entry

Theatre vs CT — the trauma team leader's decision

137

Thyroid storm and myxoedema coma

1 entry

Thyroid storm vs myxoedema coma

138

Toxic alcohols methanol ethylene glycol

1 entry

Toxic alcohols — fomepizole, ethanol and EXTRIP viva

139

Tuberculosis

1 entry

Tuberculosis — the RIPE therapy and the toxicity

140

Toxidrome approach and general management

1 entry

Unknown poisoning — toxidrome discrimination and flumazenil

141

Upper airway obstruction

1 entry

Upper airway obstruction — the cannot-intubate cannot-oxygenate

142

Upper gastrointestinal bleed

1 entry

Upper GI bleed — scores, restrictive transfusion and two pathways

143

Damage control resuscitation

1 entry

Whole blood vs component therapy

144

Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning

1 entry

Wide-complex TCA — lipid and the flumazenil trap

145

Wound assessment and management

1 entry

Wound assessment — tetanus and closure viva

146

Wound closure and suturing techniques

1 entry

Wound closure — materials, mattress sutures and bites viva