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SAQ practice

Short-answer questions in exam format: a clinical scenario, 3โ€“5 structured parts, 20 marks. Type your answers, get them marked point by point, then compare with the model answer.

1 ยท Answer under timeAbout 10โ€“15 minutes per SAQ, like the real paper. Write in short, specific points.
2 ยท Instant markingYour answer is marked against a point-by-point scheme, with feedback on what you missed.
3 ยท Model answerSee the full scheme and a model answer for every part, then try again.
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Resuscitation
Adult VF cardiac arrest 4 parts ยท 20 marks Free PEA arrest โ€” reversible causes 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Septic shock 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Anaphylaxis 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Post-cardiac arrest care 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Paediatric cardiac arrest 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Cardiovascular
Inferior STEMI with RV involvement 5 parts ยท 20 marks Free Fast AF 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Acute aortic dissection 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Acute pulmonary oedema 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Symptomatic bradycardia 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Cardiac tamponade 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Massive pulmonary embolism 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Respiratory
Life-threatening asthma 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ COPD exacerbation with type 2 respiratory failure 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Tension pneumothorax 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Massive haemoptysis 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Airway
Rapid sequence intubation 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Upper airway obstruction in a child 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Neurology
Convulsive status epilepticus 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Acute ischaemic stroke 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Subarachnoid haemorrhage 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Bacterial meningitis 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ The unconscious patient 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Toxicology
Paracetamol overdose 5 parts ยท 20 marks Free Organophosphate poisoning 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Tricyclic antidepressant overdose 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Snake envenomation 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Hydrocarbon (kerosene) ingestion in a child 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Salicylate poisoning 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Methanol / toxic alcohol 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Trauma
Major trauma primary survey 5 parts ยท 20 marks Free Traumatic brain injury 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Pelvic fracture with haemorrhage 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Spinal cord injury 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Major burns 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Blunt chest trauma 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Penetrating abdominal injury 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Paediatrics
Severe dehydration (WHO Plan C) 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Severe malaria in a child 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Sickle cell crisis 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ The sick neonate 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Child with thirst, vomiting and deep breathing 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Non-accidental injury 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Obstetrics
Postpartum haemorrhage 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Seizure at 34 weeks of pregnancy 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Maternal cardiac arrest 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Gynaecology
Collapse with pain in early pregnancy 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Infectious & tropical
Severe malaria in an adult 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Farmer with a foot wound and muscle spasms 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ HIV with headache and fever 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Suspected viral haemorrhagic fever 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Dog bite and rabies PEP 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Metabolic
Adult DKA 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Severe hyperkalaemia 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Severe hyponatraemia 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Renal
Acute kidney injury 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
Surgical emergencies
Elderly abdominal pain 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Upper GI bleed 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Acute scrotum 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’
ED systems
Mass casualty incident 5 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’ Breaking bad news and difficult conversations 4 parts ยท 20 marks ๐Ÿ”’