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Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Uterine inversion — grading difficulty 2/5

A 29-year-old primigravida, Ama, delivered at a district hospital in the Ashanti Region after augmentation with oxytocin for slow progress. Thirty minutes after delivery she develops sudden heavy vagi…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · MRI vs USS in placenta accreta spectrum difficulty 4/5

Adwoa, a 38-year-old G5P4 woman with three prior caesarean sections, presents at 32 weeks gestation to Komfo Anokye ED with painless vaginal bleeding. Pelvic USS shows an anterior placenta covering th…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Expectant vs immediate delivery in severe pre-eclampsia difficulty 3/5

A 26-year-old primigravida at 27 weeks gestation is admitted to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre with BP 166/112 mmHg, severe frontal headache, and 2+ proteinuria. She has no abdominal pain, and her live…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Uterine rupture — risk factors and warning signs difficulty 3/5

A 26-year-old primigravida, Fatima, is referred from a district hospital in Northern Ghana at 41 weeks gestation after 24 hours of obstructed labour. She is febrile (38.9°C), BP 90/60 mmHg, HR 132 bpm…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Mississippi HELLP classification difficulty 4/5

A 30-year-old woman at 33 weeks gestation is admitted to the Komfo Anokye ED with severe epigastric pain and malaise for 12 hours. Her BP on arrival is 162/108 mmHg and is confirmed at 164/110 mmHg 15…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Vaginal laceration repair difficulty 2/5

Akosua, a 28-year-old primigravida, delivers vaginally at a regional hospital ED after a prolonged second stage with instrumental assistance. The placenta delivers spontaneously. Thirty minutes later …

Oncological Emergencies · Antifungal escalation difficulty 4/5

A 48-year-old man, Mohammed, with multiple myeloma on bortezomib-dexamethasone therapy, is admitted to the Komfo Anokye haematology ward and develops febrile neutropenia (ANC 0.10 × 10⁹/L, temperature…

Oncological Emergencies · SVC syndrome clinical features difficulty 2/5

A 58-year-old man, Mohammed, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by his family with a 3-week history of progressive facial swelling, worsening headache, and increasing breathlessness. He was diagnosed w…

Oncological Emergencies · MSCC — primary malignancies difficulty 3/5

A 52-year-old man, Kwame, is referred from a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with a 6-week history of progressive lower back pain. He has no prior cancer diagnosis. Over the past week he has develope…

Oncological Emergencies · MSCC — prognostic factors difficulty 3/5

Mohammed, a 67-year-old man with known metastatic prostate cancer, is brought to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre by his family. He reports sudden onset bilateral leg weakness and difficulty walking over…

Oncological Emergencies · SVC syndrome clinical features and severity difficulty 3/5

A 58-year-old man, Kofi, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by his family with a 3-week history of progressive facial swelling and headache that worsens when he bends forward. He was diagnosed with lun…

Oncological Emergencies · Rasburicase mechanism vs allopurinol difficulty 2/5

Adwoa, a 19-year-old woman with Burkitt lymphoma and a uric acid of 680 μmol/L, is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre. She started chemotherapy 36 hours ago at a peripheral facility and now has …

Oncological Emergencies · MSCC initial management difficulty 2/5

Akosua, a 58-year-old woman with known metastatic breast cancer on hormonal therapy, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her daughter. She reports a 3-week history of progressive mid-thoracic back pa…

Ophthalmological Emergencies · Red eye differential - anterior uveitis difficulty 2/5

Ama, a 27-year-old woman, presents to Tamale Teaching Hospital A&E with a 3-day history of worsening pain in her right eye, photophobia, and blurred vision. She has had a similar episode in the same e…

Ophthalmological Emergencies · Optic neuritis - diagnosis and management pathway difficulty 4/5

Adwoa, a 32-year-old woman, attends Korle Bu Teaching Hospital A&E with a 5-day history of progressive blurring of vision in her right eye, mild aching pain behind the eye worsened by eye movement, an…

Ophthalmological Emergencies · Orbital cellulitis vs preseptal cellulitis - disposition and IV antibiotic management difficulty 3/5

A 27-year-old man, Kofi, presents to Korle Bu Teaching Hospital A&E with a 5-day history of swelling around the right eye, fever, and worsening headache. He gives a history of right-sided sinusitis tr…

Ophthalmology · Late complications of chemical eye injury difficulty 2/5

A 55-year-old woman named Adwoa is reviewed in the Korle Bu emergency centre 72 hours after being discharged following a lime (calcium hydroxide) splash injury to her left eye. She received 45 minutes…

Ophthalmology · Endophthalmitis in resource-limited settings difficulty 4/5

A 72-year-old man is brought to a regional hospital ED in the Volta Region 2 days after right eye cataract surgery performed at a district surgical outreach camp. He reports worsening right eye pain s…

Ophthalmology · Sympathetic ophthalmia difficulty 3/5

Mohammed, a 42-year-old security guard, is brought to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo Region after being shot in the face with a locally fabricated shotgun. He is conscious with a GCS of 14. Vitals…

Ophthalmology · CRAO — stroke risk workup difficulty 3/5

Abena, a 48-year-old woman with no significant past medical history, presents to a regional hospital ED with sudden-onset painless complete blindness in the right eye that she noticed 20 minutes after…

Ophthalmology · Haemophilus influenzae and Hib vaccination in periorbital cellulitis difficulty 4/5

A 4-year-old girl, Yaa, is brought to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo Region with right eyelid swelling and fever for 2 days following an insect bite to the right cheek. Her Hib vaccination status …

Ophthalmology · CRAO — hyperbaric oxygen therapy difficulty 3/5

Kofi, a 55-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, is referred from a district hospital in Ashanti Region to Komfo Anokye ED with a 5-hour history of painless right monocular …

Ophthalmology · Hydrofluoric acid eye injury — systemic toxicity difficulty 4/5

A 31-year-old male laboratory technician named Joseph presents to the Komfo Anokye ED after hydrofluoric acid (40% concentration) splashed onto his right hand and into his right eye during an industri…

Ophthalmology · Traumatic retinal tear — management difficulty 3/5

Yaw, a 29-year-old student, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre after sustaining blunt trauma to his right eye from an elbow during a football match 3 hours ago. He describes multiple dark float…

Ophthalmology · Endogenous endophthalmitis — Klebsiella difficulty 4/5

A 52-year-old man with known type 2 diabetes on insulin presents to the Komfo Anokye ED with a 3-day history of right eye pain, blurred vision, and increasing redness. He has no recent eye surgery or …

Ophthalmology · Open globe management at district level and referral difficulty 2/5

A 9-year-old boy named Yaw is brought to a district hospital in the Eastern Region by his father after a nail from a catapult struck his right eye while playing. He is crying and holding his hand over…

Ophthalmology · Tractional retinal detachment — diabetic difficulty 3/5

Kofi, a 62-year-old farmer with a 15-year history of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus, is brought to the regional hospital ED in Tamale by his wife because he noticed sudden worsening of alr…

Orthopaedic Emergencies · Fat embolism syndrome difficulty 4/5

Mohammed, a 55-year-old government driver, sustained bilateral closed femur fractures in a head-on collision on the Accra-Kumasi highway. He was haemodynamically stabilised with IV fluids and referred…

Orthopaedic Emergencies · Temporising wound management — NPWT in resource-limited settings difficulty 3/5

Mohammed, a 44-year-old security officer, sustained a Grade IIIB open tibial fracture in a motor vehicle collision 18 hours ago. He was operated on at a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo where debridem…

Orthopaedic Emergencies · Patellar dislocation difficulty 2/5

Akosua, a 16-year-old girl, is brought to the regional hospital ED after twisting her left knee during a school netball game. She felt a 'pop' and saw her kneecap shift laterally. On examination: BP 1…