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Chest pain · Pulmonary embolism classical presentation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 28-year-old woman who recently returned from a long bus journey from Accra to Tamale, presents to Komfo Anokye ED with sudden-onset right-sided pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. Her hea…

Chest pain · STEMI classical presentation ★ HY difficulty 1/5

Kwame, a 58-year-old man, presents to the regional hospital A&E in Kumasi with a 45-minute history of severe crushing central chest pain radiating to his left arm and jaw. He is diaphoretic and nausea…

Constipation — emergency considerations · Overflow faecal incontinence - recognition ★ HY difficulty 2/5

An 80-year-old man, Mensah, is brought to the district hospital A&E in the Volta Region by his family. He has been constipated for 2 weeks and is now confused and incontinent of liquid stool. He is be…

Constipation — emergency considerations · Red flags for colorectal malignancy in constipation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 65-year-old woman, Yaa, presents to the Komfo Anokye ED with a 6-week history of progressive constipation, unintentional weight loss of 6 kg, and one episode of rectal bleeding. She has no previous …

Constipation — emergency considerations · Hirschsprung disease - neonatal presentation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 3-week-old male infant, Joseph, is brought to the district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo. His mother reports he has never passed stool normally since birth and is now vomiting green fluid. On examinat…

Constipation — emergency considerations · Mechanical bowel obstruction - recognition and immediate management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 58-year-old man, Kwame, presents to the regional hospital A&E in Kumasi with a 3-day history of absolute constipation — no flatus and no stool. He has central colicky abdominal pain and has vomited …

Constipation — emergency considerations · Faecal impaction in the elderly - classical presentation ★ HY difficulty 1/5

A 72-year-old woman, Akua, is brought to the district hospital A&E in Ashanti Region by her daughter. She has not passed stool for 10 days and complains of lower abdominal discomfort and bloating. On …

Crying and irritability in children · Must-not-miss causes — testicular torsion ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Kofi, a 14-year-old boy, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by his father at 02:00 with a 4-hour history of sudden-onset right scrotal pain and vomiting. On examination the right testis is high-riding …

Crying and irritability in children · Non-accidental injury — recognition and safeguarding ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 2-year-old boy named Kofi is brought to the Tamale Teaching Hospital A&E by his mother. She says he fell off the bed two days ago and has been crying whenever his right arm is moved. On examination …

Crying and irritability in children · Testicular torsion — recognition and immediate surgical referral ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 13-year-old boy, Kwabena, is brought to Korle Bu emergency centre by his mother because he has been crying and holding his right groin for 4 hours. He is afebrile and denies any trauma. On examinati…

Crying and irritability in children · Must-not-miss causes — intussusception ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 4-month-old boy is brought to a district hospital A&E in the Northern Region by his mother. She reports he has been crying inconsolably for 3 hours and drawing up his legs. On examination he is afeb…

Crying and irritability in children · Intussusception classical presentation and immediate management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 9-month-old girl, Akua, is brought to Komfo Anokye ED with episodes of sudden severe crying lasting 2–3 minutes, during which she draws her knees to her chest, then becomes calm and lethargic betwee…

Crying and irritability in children · Hair tourniquet syndrome — recognition and immediate management ★ HY difficulty 1/5

A 7-month-old boy is brought to the district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo by his mother, Akua, who reports he has been crying inconsolably for the past 3 hours. On examination, the nurse removes his na…

Crying and irritability in children · Septic baby with raised ICP — immediate management ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 3-month-old boy is referred from a peripheral facility to Korle Bu emergency centre. He has been irritable and feeding poorly for 24 hours. On arrival his temperature is 38.9 °C, heart rate 178 beat…

Crying and irritability in children · SVT causing cardiac failure — IT CRIES mnemonic (Cardiac) ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 5-week-old male infant, Joseph, is brought to Korle Bu emergency centre with inconsolable crying for 6 hours. His mother reports he has been feeding poorly and seems pale. On examination he is tachy…

Crying and irritability in children · Testicular torsion — recognition and immediate escalation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 14-year-old boy named Kwame is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by his father at 02:00. Kwame reports sudden-onset severe left scrotal pain that woke him from sleep 2 hours ago. On examination the lef…

Crying and irritability in children · Hair tourniquet — recognition and immediate removal ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 4-week-old male infant, Yaw, is brought to a regional hospital A&E by his father. The baby has been crying inconsolably for 2 hours and will not feed. On examination the infant is afebrile and the a…

Crying and irritability in children · Intussusception — recognition and immediate management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 4-month-old boy is brought to a district hospital A&E in the Ashanti Region by his mother. She reports he has been crying inconsolably for the past 3 hours and drawing up his legs intermittently. On…

Crying and irritability in children · Must-not-miss causes — hair tourniquet ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 6-week-old girl is brought to a regional hospital A&E because she has been crying continuously for 2 hours. Her mother reports she was well until this evening. Vitals: T 37.1°C, HR 175 bpm, RR 44/mi…

Crying and irritability in children · Intussusception — classical recognition and immediate management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 9-month-old girl, Ama, is brought to Komfo Anokye ED by her father. He reports she has been crying intermittently for 6 hours, drawing her legs up to her abdomen during each episode, and has vomited…

Crying and irritability in children · Must-not-miss causes — non-accidental injury ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 9-month-old boy named Mohammed is brought to a district hospital A&E by his aunt. She says he fell off the bed two days ago. He has been crying and not using his right arm since then. On examination…

Crying and irritability in children · Non-accidental injury — recognition and safeguarding referral ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 2-year-old boy, Mensah, is brought to a regional hospital A&E by his mother. She says he has been crying and refusing to walk since yesterday afternoon. On examination he is afebrile, not in obvious…

Crying and irritability in children · Raised ICP infant signs and septic baby presentation ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Ama, a 3-month-old girl, is brought to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo by her grandmother. She has been crying since yesterday and is 'not herself'. Examination reveals T 38.9°C, HR 192 bpm, RR 62/…

Dental emergencies · Ludwig angina recognition and airway management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 35-year-old woman, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her husband. She has a 2-day history of worsening jaw pain and now has marked swelling of the floor of her mouth and upper neck. She is …

Dental emergencies · Ludwig angina — airway emergency red flags ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Mensah, a 40-year-old man, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre with a 5-day history of worsening left lower jaw pain. He now has swelling of the left side of his neck extending below the angle o…

Dental emergencies · Dental avulsion management and storage medium ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 10-year-old boy, Yaw, is brought to a regional hospital A&E in the Ashanti region by his mother after falling from a bicycle 45 minutes ago. His upper left central incisor has been completely knocke…

Dental emergencies · Dental avulsion management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Yaw, a 10-year-old boy, is brought to a regional hospital A&E by his mother after falling off his bicycle. His upper right central incisor has been completely knocked out. The tooth is brought in wrap…

Dental emergencies · Dental abscess with trismus - drainage and IV antibiotics ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 50-year-old man, Joseph, presents to the Komfo Anokye ED with a five-day history of a painful lower left tooth and progressive swelling of the left side of his face. He is now febrile at 39.3°C, has…

Dental emergencies · Spreading dental infection — management before airway compromise ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Joseph, a 45-year-old man, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre with a 6-day history of right lower jaw pain. He now has a swollen right cheek, right submandibular swelling, and a temperature of …

Dental emergencies · Ludwig angina airway emergency recognition and management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 35-year-old woman, Akua, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED with progressive jaw swelling and difficulty swallowing for 24 hours following a tooth extraction three days ago. On examination she is feb…