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A reader (Christopher Watford) recently contacted the LITFL team with a query regarding a Visual Aid Question (VAQ) from the first sitting of the 2007 examination. So the team set about investigating the validity of the query using the power of social media…
Scenario A 65 year old man is brought to your urban district ED from a burning factory. Firefighters found him unconscious within the building. His observations are as follows Arterial blood gases on 15 l of oxygen Question 1 List possible causes for his reduced conscious state Outline of answer Question 2 Show Question 2 [...]
Scenario A 65 year old man is brought to your urban district ED from a burning factory. Firefighters found him unconscious within the building. His observations are as follows Arterial blood gases on 15 l of oxygen Question 1 List possible causes for his reduced conscious state Outline of answer Question 2 Show Question 2 [...]
Scenario A 65 year old man is brought to your urban district ED from a burning factory. Firefighters found him unconscious within the building. His observations are as follows Arterial blood gases on 15 l of oxygen Question 1 List possible causes for his reduced conscious state Outline of answer Question 2 Show Question 2 [...]
Scenario A 65 year old man is brought to your urban district ED from a burning factory. Firefighters found him unconscious within the building. His observations are as follows Arterial blood gases on 15 l of oxygen Question 1 List possible causes for his reduced conscious state Outline of answer Question 2 Show Question 2 [...]
Scenario A 65 year old man is brought to your urban district ED from a burning factory. Firefighters found him unconscious within the building. His observations are as follows Arterial blood gases on 15 l of oxygen Question 1 List possible causes for his reduced conscious state Outline of answer Question 2 Show Question 2 [...]
Scenario A 47 year-old woman presents to your emergency department complaining of a gradual onset generalised headache and vomiting since yesterday. Her past history includes a renal transplant 2 years ago. She appears disorientated and memory impaired. Her observations are as follows Her medications are perindopril, caltrate, prednisolone and azathioprine. Question 1 Outline the key [...]
ACEM Fellowship examination questions for the SAQ, VAQ and SCE now updated
Visual Aided Questions (VAQ) test a candidates ability to process visually presented information such as X-rays, pathology results and clinical images.
An 84 year old man is brought to your emergency department following a high speed car accident. He has signs of multiple left rib fractures.
