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Endocrinology · HHS management ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 72-year-old man, Yaw, is referred from a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo to the regional hospital A&E with 3 days of increasing confusion and reduced urine output. He is known to have type 2 diabet…

Endocrinology · Thyroid hormone replacement in myxoedema coma ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 67-year-old woman, Adwoa, is admitted to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre with a 1-week history of progressive lethargy and confusion. She has a history of treated hypothyroidism and was recently presc…

Endocrinology · Distinguishing adrenal crisis from sepsis ★ HY difficulty 4/5

Mohammed, a 55-year-old man, is referred from a district hospital in the Northern Region to Tamale Teaching Hospital ED. He had an appendicectomy under spinal anaesthesia three days ago at the distric…

Endocrinology · Sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycaemia — disposition ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 72-year-old woman is referred from a peripheral health centre to the regional hospital ED in the Northern Region. She was found unresponsive at home and given oral sugar by a community health worker…

Endocrinology · DKA - fixed-rate insulin 0.1 U/kg/h mechanism ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 38-year-old woman, Yaa, with type 1 diabetes is admitted to the Korle Bu emergency centre with DKA: glucose 31 mmol/L, pH 7.18, bicarbonate 9 mmol/L, potassium 4.2 mmol/L. She is commenced on a fixe…

Endocrinology · DKA - anion gap pathophysiology ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 14-year-old boy, Kofi, is brought to the Komfo Anokye paediatric emergency centre by his parents after three days of polyuria, polydipsia, and progressive lethargy. He has no prior diagnosis of diab…

Endocrinology · Myxoedema coma management ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 67-year-old man, Yaw, is referred from a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with a two-week history of progressive lethargy, weight gain, and constipation. His relatives report he has been increasingl…

Endocrinology · DKA transition to subcutaneous insulin ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Adwoa, a 28-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes, is on day 2 of DKA treatment at the Tamale Teaching Hospital. She was started on IV insulin infusion and isotonic saline yesterday. Her latest results:…

Endocrinology · PTU and iodine sequencing in thyroid storm ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 52-year-old man, Yaw, is referred from a district hospital in Ashanti Region with a 3-day history of fever, extreme restlessness, vomiting, and diarrhoea. He has known hyperthyroidism but has been o…

Endocrinology · Primary adrenal insufficiency - pathophysiology ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Kwabena, a 29-year-old man, is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre with a three-day history of progressive weakness, nausea, vomiting, and diffuse abdominal pain. He has no significant past medic…

Endocrinology · Hyponatraemia and hyperkalaemia in adrenal crisis ★ HY difficulty 4/5

Kofi, a 62-year-old man with a history of small cell lung cancer treated with chemotherapy at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre brought by his daughter. He has been…

Endocrinology · Thyroid storm - propranolol pharmacology ★ HY difficulty 4/5

Kofi, a 45-year-old man with Graves' disease, is admitted to the Korle Bu emergency centre in thyroid storm (Burch-Wartofsky score 58). He is tachycardic at 152 bpm, hypertensive at 170/95 mmHg, febri…

Endocrinology · DKA fluid resuscitation ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 34-year-old woman, Akosua, is brought to Komfo Anokye ED by relatives with a 2-day history of vomiting, polyuria, and drowsiness. She is known to have type 1 diabetes. Vitals: BP 88/60 mmHg, HR 124 …

Endocrinology · Persistent hypoglycaemia workup — insulinoma ★ HY difficulty 4/5

Aisha, a 54-year-old woman, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre with her third episode of symptomatic hypoglycaemia in two months. She is not diabetic, takes no oral hypoglycaemic agents, and de…

Endocrinology · Adrenal crisis — fluid resuscitation and district hospital management ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 19-year-old female student is brought to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo by friends after collapsing during an examination. She was diagnosed with Addison's disease at age 15 and carries an emerg…

Endocrinology · Role of corticosteroids in thyroid storm ★ HY difficulty 4/5

Abena, a 45-year-old woman, is brought to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre by her daughter with confusion and high fever. She has Graves' disease managed with carbimazole but developed a sore throat and …

Endocrinology · Pharmacological sequence in thyroid storm ★ HY difficulty 4/5

Kwame, a 52-year-old man, is admitted to the regional hospital ED in the Ashanti Region with a one-day history of extreme restlessness, profuse sweating, and vomiting. He has known hyperthyroidism and…

Endocrinology · Burch-Wartofsky scoring in thyroid storm ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 34-year-old woman, Afia, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her husband after three days of worsening agitation, palpitations, and fever. She has known Graves' disease and stopped her carbimazole …

Endocrinology / Metabolic Emergencies · DKA - anion gap and ketoacid pathogenesis ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 14-year-old girl, Akosua, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her parents with a 3-day history of polyuria, polydipsia, and progressive lethargy. She has no prior medical history. On examination sh…

Endocrinology / Metabolic Emergencies · DKA - potassium replacement before insulin ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 10-year-old boy, Kwame, is admitted to the Korle Bu emergency centre with confirmed DKA: glucose 31 mmol/L, pH 7.12, bicarbonate 9 mmol/L, and serum potassium 3.1 mmol/L. He received 10 mL/kg of nor…

Endocrinology / Toxicology · Sulfonylurea-induced hypoglycaemia and octreotide ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Akosua, a 68-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus, is brought to the district hospital in Brong-Ahafo by her daughter after being found confused at home. She was started on glibenclamide 5 mg …

Endocrinology / Toxicology · Octreotide for sulfonylurea overdose ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Mohammed, a 72-year-old man with type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (eGFR 32 mL/min/1.73m²), is referred to the regional hospital ED from a peripheral clinic. He takes g…

Environmental Emergencies · Rewarming strategy selection by severity and resource level ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 55-year-old woman, Adwoa, is brought to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo after being found unconscious on her farm during an unusually cold harmattan night. She has a weak carotid pulse at a rate …

Environmental Emergencies · Hypothermic cardiac arrest — resuscitation principle ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 34-year-old fisherman, Kwesi, is brought to a district hospital in the Western Region after his dugout canoe capsized in cold coastal waters. Bystanders pulled him out after approximately 25 minutes…

Environmental Emergencies · Drowning — post-rescue observation ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 34-year-old fisherman named Kofi is rescued from the Volta Lake after his boat capsized. He was submerged for approximately 2 minutes and is brought to the Volta Regional Hospital ED by fellow fishe…

Environmental Emergencies · ALS drug and defibrillation protocol modification in hypothermia ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 19-year-old woman, Aisha, is retrieved from a collapsed structure after a building collapse on a harmattan night in the Northern Region. She is found unconscious, peripherally cold, and pulseless. B…

Environmental Emergencies · Low-voltage electrical injury — disposition ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 28-year-old male electrician, Kofi, is brought to the emergency centre at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital after accidentally touching a 240 V domestic supply line. He is conscious and alert. Vitals: …

Environmental Emergencies · Paediatric heat stroke and risk factors ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 14-month-old boy is brought to the regional hospital ED in the Ashanti Region by his mother, Afia. She reports leaving him in a parked car for approximately 45 minutes while she ran errands, returni…

Environmental Emergencies · Severe hypothermia — cardiac arrest management and rewarming ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 52-year-old fisherman, Mensah, is retrieved from the Volta Lake by colleagues after his canoe capsized in cold water. He was submerged for an estimated 8–10 minutes. On arrival to the district hospi…

Environmental Emergencies · Heatstroke — immediate cooling and disposition ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 34-year-old male soldier, Kwabena, is brought to the A&E at 37 Military Hospital after collapsing during a midday military training exercise in the Northern Region. He is confused and agitated, unab…