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

Kwame, a 58-year-old male trader, presents to Komfo Anokye ED with a 40-minute history of severe crushing central chest pain radiating to his left arm and jaw. He is sweating profusely and has vomited…

Chest pain · STEMI classical presentation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Kwame, a 58-year-old male teacher, presents to the Komfo Anokye ED with a 45-minute history of severe crushing chest pain radiating to his left arm and jaw. He is diaphoretic and nauseated, with a blo…

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

Kwame, a 58-year-old farmer, presents to the regional hospital A&E in Kumasi with a 40-minute history of severe crushing central chest pain radiating to his left arm and jaw. He is diaphoretic and nau…

Chest pain · Aortic dissection classical presentation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 52-year-old woman with known hypertension, is brought to a regional hospital A&E with sudden-onset severe chest pain she describes as 'tearing', radiating straight through to her back. Her blo…

Chest pain · Aortic dissection classical presentation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Ama, a 52-year-old teacher, is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre with sudden-onset severe tearing chest pain that radiates directly through to her back between the shoulder blades. She looks pa…

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…

ECG basics · STEMI territory localisation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 52-year-old man presents to the regional hospital A&E with a 2-hour history of central chest pain radiating to his left arm. His BP is 138/86 mmHg, HR 88 bpm, RR 18/min, SpO2 96% on room air. The EC…

ECG basics · STEMI territory localisation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Kofi, a 65-year-old man with known hypertension, presents to Komfo Anokye ED with 40 minutes of severe central chest pain radiating to the left arm. His ECG shows 3 mm ST elevation in leads II, III, a…

ECG basics · STEMI territory localisation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 58-year-old man, Kofi, is brought to the regional hospital A&E by relatives with sudden-onset central chest pain radiating to the left arm for 90 minutes. His BP is 138/86 mmHg, HR 92 bpm, SpO₂ 96% …

ECG basics · STEMI territory localisation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Akosua, a 61-year-old woman with known hypertension, presents to the district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo with sudden-onset central chest pain radiating to her left arm. Her ECG shows 3 mm ST elevatio…

ECG basics · Pericarditis vs STEMI ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 38-year-old woman is referred from a district hospital in the Volta Region to the regional A&E with a three-day history of sharp, positional chest pain that worsens on lying flat and improves on sit…

Emergency medical services and pre-hospital care · Communication with receiving ED – STEMI pre-notification ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A pre-hospital crew is transporting a 60-year-old man, Mensah, with crushing central chest pain and diaphoresis to Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The crew has performed a 12-lead ECG showing ST eleva…

Hypertensive urgencies and emergencies · Aortic dissection recognition — tearing pain + inter-arm BP differential ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Yaw, a 58-year-old known hypertensive, presents to the regional hospital A&E in Tamale with sudden-onset tearing chest pain radiating to his back, starting 30 minutes ago. His blood pressure is 190/11…

Pathophysiology · Cardiovascular pathophysiology ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Yaw, a 52-year-old man with known diabetes and hypertension, presents to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre with a 90-minute history of severe central chest pain radiating to his left arm, associated with …

Pathophysiology · Cardiovascular pathophysiology ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 47-year-old woman with known hypertension, presents to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre with a sudden-onset, severe central chest pain radiating to her left arm, which began 40 minutes ago. Her E…

Patient safety in emergency medicine · Time-critical pathways ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 52-year-old man, Kofi, presents to Korle Bu emergency centre with sudden-onset severe headache rated 10/10, described as 'the worst of his life.' The triage nurse records his blood pressure as 210/1…

Shock · Cardiogenic shock - mechanism and recognition ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Kofi, a 60-year-old man with known ischaemic heart disease, presents to the regional hospital A&E with a 2-hour history of severe central chest pain, diaphoresis, and breathlessness. His blood pressur…

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

A 58-year-old man, Kwabena, presents to the Komfo Anokye ED with sudden-onset crushing central chest pain radiating to the jaw. His 12-lead ECG shows ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF with recipr…

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

Ama, a 58-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre with acute onset central crushing chest pain radiating to the left arm. Her ECG shows ST elevation in…

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

Adwoa, a 58-year-old woman with known hypertension, presents to Komfo Anokye ED with sudden-onset central chest pain radiating to the jaw. Her ECG shows ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. The car…

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

Ama, a 58-year-old woman with known hypertension, presents to Komfo Anokye ED with sudden onset central chest pain radiating to the jaw. Her ECG shows ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. The emerg…

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 58-year-old woman with known hypertension, presents to the UGMC resus bay with sudden-onset central chest pain radiating to the jaw, diaphoresis, and hypotension. Her ECG shows ST elevation in…

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

Ama, a 58-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes, presents to Komfo Anokye ED with severe central chest pain radiating to the jaw, diaphoresis, and nausea. Her 12-lead ECG shows ST-segment elev…

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 58-year-old woman with hypertension and diabetes, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre with sudden-onset crushing chest pain radiating to the jaw. Her ECG shows ST elevation in leads II, …

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

A 58-year-old man, Kwabena, presents to Komfo Anokye ED with crushing central chest pain radiating to the jaw. His ECG shows ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. The cardiology team diagnoses an in…

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

A 58-year-old woman, Adwoa, presents to the UGMC resus bay with crushing central chest pain radiating to the jaw. Her ECG shows ST-elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. She is diagnosed with an inferio…

Anatomy · Coronary artery distribution and ECG correlation difficulty 2/5

Yaw, a 55-year-old man with known hypertension, presents to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre with sudden-onset crushing central chest pain radiating to the jaw, diaphoresis, and hypotension. His 12-lead …

Chest pain · Pericarditis classical presentation difficulty 2/5

Kofi, a 34-year-old office worker, presents to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo with sharp left-sided chest pain that is worse when lying flat and is relieved when he leans forward. He had a flu…

Chest pain · Acute pericarditis classical presentation difficulty 2/5

Yaw, a 34-year-old man, presents to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with sharp left-sided chest pain that is worse on inspiration and when lying flat. He reports that sitting forward significantly …

Chest pain · Acute pericarditis classical presentation difficulty 1/5

Yaw, a 34-year-old male teacher, presents to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with a 2-day history of sharp chest pain that is worse when he lies flat and improves when he sits forward and leans on …