Scenario
An 6 year old girl has been brought to the emergency department with a fever of 38 degrees Celsius and a painful right eye.
Question
a. Describe the photograph of this girl. (30%) b. What features would you seek in your examination? (70%)
Answer
FACEM VAQ Exam 2006.2 – Question 5
- The overall pass rate for this question was 51/57 (89.5%).
- Clinical photograph of unilateral facial swelling and peri-orbital cellulitis.
- The examiners felt that this was an adequate question but with low discriminating capacity.
- Pass/fail criteria were a detailed description of the involved region and a focused examination related to the possible differential diagnosis.
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