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2004/2/SAQ4: A 24 year old woman presents to your emergency department two weeks following a backpacking holiday in South-East Asia. She now has had three days of fevers, as well as generalised weakness, anorexia and nausea. Describe your assessment of this patient. (100%) 2007/2/SAQ1: A 60 year old man presents to your emergency department with breathing difficulties. He has just arrived on a flight from a country where there have been recent case reports of Avian influenza. On examination, he is febrile, drowsy and markedly dyspnoeic. a) Describe how you would minimize the contagion risk in your emergency department in this situation. (50%). Ten further patients who were on the same flight as this man present with similar symptoms in the next 24 hours. Outline the additional measures required to contain the contagion risk. (50%) 2000/1/SAQ5: A 40 year old female has metastatic breast cancer and is on chemotherapy. She presents to the emergency department with a temperature of 39.5oC. Her physical examination is unremarkable. Discus investigations you would order in this patient (80%). Justify your choice of antibiotics (20%). 2001/1/SAQ3: Discuss the management of a junior medical officer who, while working in your emergency department, has sustained a needlestick injury from a patient known to be HIV positive. (100%) |
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2009/2/SAQ1: A 35 year old intravenous drug user presents with a history of being unwell for 16 hours. His observations are; HR: 112 /min, BP: 108/54 mmHg, Temperature: 39.8oCelsius, RR: 24/min, SpO2: 96% RA. Describe your assessment (100%) |
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2008/1/SAQ3: Compare and contrast the assessment features of Measles and Kawasaki’s Disease. (100%) |
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2007/2/SAQ1: A 60 year old man presents to your emergency department with breathing difficulties. He has just arrived on a flight from a country where there have been recent case reports of Avian influenza. On examination, he is febrile, drowsy and markedly dyspnoeic. a) Describe how you would minimize the contagion risk in your emergency department in this situation. (50%). Ten further patients who were on the same flight as this man present with similar symptoms in the next 24 hours. Outline the additional measures required to contain the contagion risk. (50%) |
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2004/2/SAQ4: A 24 year old woman presents to your emergency department two weeks following a backpacking holiday in South-East Asia. She now has had three days of fevers, as well as generalised weakness, anorexia and nausea. Describe your assessment of this patient. (100%) |
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