A young woman is ‘talking to voices’ and is admitted to the psychiatric unit. Does she have a mental illness, or is something else going on?
FACEM VAQ remix
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Visual Aided Questions (VAQ) test a candidates ability to process visually presented information such as X-rays, pathology results and clinical images.
Investigation Quiz 022
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An 87 year old man from a nursing home presents following a generalized seizure. Serum biochemistry is performed.
Radiology Quiz 030
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A 64 year old man has a seizure two hours after receiving thrombolytic therapy for a stroke. He has become more drowsy with increased right sided weakness and is intubated prior to repeat CT
ECG Quiz 031
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A 46 year old man is brought to your emergency department by ambulance following an overdose of unknown medications. He has had a brief generalized seizure en route.
Paediatric Quiz 019
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A 13 year old boy is brought to your emergency department 30 minutes after sustaining facial injuries when putting petrol on a barbecue to light it. He complains of severe face and throat pain. His only injuries are as shown in the photographs. His observations are:
Trauma Quiz 017
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An 80 year old man presents to the emergency department after a fall. He is on warfarin following an aortic valve replacement. His observations are:
Radiology Quiz 029
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A 65 year old woman has been brought to your emergency department after being struck by a car at a pedestrian crossing. She has a painful right leg. Her AP and Lateral X-rays are shown
Clinical Quiz 023
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A 60 year old woman presents with a one day history of fever and right arm discomfort.
Radiology Quiz 028
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A 55 year old man presents to the emergency department with chest pain and shortness of breath following vomiting four hours earlier. On examination the patient is distressed by chest pain and has the following observations.
