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This 42-year old male was receiving TPN via a PICC line following recent abdominal surgery. A CTPA requested to investigate chest pain revealed some unexpected findings.

A 76 year old female with a history of controlled atrial fibrillation presents to the emergency department with severe central abdominal pain of 2 hours duration.
A 58 year old woman presents to the emergency department complaining of a 5 day history of sore throat and progressive difficulty in swallowing.
A 55 year old man is brought to hospital by ambulance complaining of severe headache, vomiting and blurred vision. On initial examination his BP is 260 / 145, similar in both arms. His Glasgow Coma Score is 14.
Scenario A 68 year old morbidly obese woman with chronic airway limitation and ischaemic heart disease is brought to your emergency department with severe abdominal pain. There is a strong clinical suspicion of pancreatitis. Question Describe your assessment and risk stratification of this patient. (100%) Answer Answer and Interpretation FACEM SAQ Exam 2009.1 – Question [...]
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