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Cardiology · Electrolyte-Triggered QT Prolongation ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 38-year-old woman, Abena, presents to the Korle Bu Emergency Centre with a 4-day history of severe watery diarrhoea and vomiting after eating from a street food vendor. She appears moderately dehydr…

Cardiology · Ventricular tachycardia – unstable ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 64-year-old man is brought to Korle Bu emergency centre after collapsing at home. He is conscious but pale and diaphoretic. Vitals: HR 162 bpm (regular), BP 80/50 mmHg, SpO2 94% on 15 L O2 via non-r…

Cardiology · NSTEMI risk stratification - GRACE score ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Kofi, a 55-year-old man with diabetes and previous CABG, presents to Korle Bu emergency centre with 6 hours of chest pain. ECG shows T-wave inversions in V1-V4. High-sensitivity troponin is 180 ng/L (…

Cardiology · D-sign on parasternal short-axis — RV pressure overload ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 52-year-old woman, Adwoa, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by family with sudden-onset breathlessness and near-syncope 3 hours after a 14-hour bus journey from Accra. She has no prior cardiac histo…

Cardiology · Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - disposition ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 55-year-old woman, Adwoa, is seen in the A&E of a district hospital in the Volta Region. She has a BP of 210/130 mmHg discovered incidentally during a routine visit. She has no headache, no visual s…

Cardiology · STEMI - thrombolysis pharmacology and complications ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Kofi, a 55-year-old male teacher, is brought to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with a 90-minute history of severe anterior chest pain and diaphoresis. His 12-lead ECG shows 4 mm ST elevation in V1…

Cardiology · STEMI - ECG localisation and mechanism ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Kwame, a 58-year-old male farmer, presents to the regional hospital A&E in Ashanti Region with a 3-hour history of severe, crushing central chest pain radiating to his left arm, associated with diapho…

Cardiology · Atypical MI in elderly - autonomic neuropathy mechanism ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 78-year-old woman, Adwoa, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her daughter who noticed her mother was 'not herself' since the previous evening. Adwoa has a history of hypertension and type 2 diabet…

Cardiology · Atypical MI in elderly - pain pathway pathophysiology ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 78-year-old woman, Adwoa, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her daughter after being found confused and unusually quiet at home for two days. She has a background of hypertension and type 2 diabe…

Cardiology · STEMI thrombolysis ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Yaw, a 54-year-old man with no known medical history, is brought to a district hospital in the Ashanti Region by his wife, who reports he has had persistent chest pain for 3 hours. He is hypertensive …

Cardiology · STEMI - thrombolysis pharmacology and PCI vs lysis decision ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 63-year-old woman, Adwoa, is brought to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo after 2.5 hours of severe anterior chest pain. She has no prior cardiac history and takes no regular medications. Exami…

Cardiology · Stanford A vs B — surgical urgency ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 58-year-old woman, Afia, is referred from a district hospital in the Ashanti Region to Komfo Anokye ED with a two-hour history of sudden severe chest pain radiating to the back. She is hypertensive …

Cardiology · Wellens syndrome — critical LAD stenosis ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 62-year-old woman, Yaa, presents to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital ED with a 6-hour history of chest tightness that has now resolved. She is currently pain-free and haemodynamically stable: BP 1…

Cardiology · Hypertensive emergency with aortic dissection ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Mohammed, a 47-year-old man with poorly controlled hypertension, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre with sudden-onset tearing chest pain radiating to the interscapular region. The pain began 2 …

Cardiology · Acute Heart Failure - GTN Infusion Mechanism ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 68-year-old man, Yaw, presents to a regional hospital A&E in the Ashanti Region with acute breathlessness and diaphoresis. He has a history of hypertension but takes no regular medications. Blood pr…

Cardiology · Atrial fibrillation — stroke prevention / anticoagulation ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Yaw, a 67-year-old retired civil servant with known hypertension and type 2 diabetes, presents to the Komfo Anokye Emergency Department with a 6-hour history of palpitations and mild dyspnoea. He has …

Cardiology · Wellens syndrome ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 58-year-old civil servant, Yaw, attends the Korle Bu emergency centre reporting three episodes of severe chest pain in the past 48 hours, each lasting 20–30 minutes and occurring at rest. He is curr…

Cardiology · Severe hyperkalaemia management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 72-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease (CKD stage 4) is referred from a district hospital in the Upper West Region to the regional hospital ED after being found confused at home. She missed h…

Cardiology · Cardiogenic shock in NSTEMI ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 71-year-old man is brought to Korle Bu emergency centre 8 hours after the onset of chest pain. He is diagnosed with NSTEMI. On arrival to the resus bay: BP 78/50 mmHg, HR 124 bpm, RR 26/min, SpO2 88…

Cardiology · Acute Heart Failure - CPAP/NIV in Pulmonary Oedema ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 58-year-old man, Kofi, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED with acute breathlessness. He has no prior cardiac history. On examination, blood pressure is 160/95 mmHg, heart rate 122 bpm, respiratory ra…

Cardiology · Hypokalaemia ECG ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 58-year-old woman, Akosua, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her daughter with a 3-day history of profuse watery diarrhoea and generalised weakness. She has been on hydrochlorothiazide and furose…

Cardiology · Atrial fibrillation - rate vs rhythm control (AFFIRM trial) ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Akua, a 58-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her daughter complaining of palpitations and mild breathlessness for the pas…

Cardiology · NSTEMI initial management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 58-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to Komfo Anokye ED by relatives with 3 hours of central chest pain radiating to the left arm. He is hypertensive, diabetic, and had an NSTEMI 18 months ago. Vitals…

Cardiology · Pulsus paradoxus in cardiac tamponade ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Afia, a 34-year-old woman in her 32nd week of pregnancy, presents to the regional hospital emergency department in Tamale with worsening shortness of breath and light-headedness over the past 24 hours…

Cardiology · Cardiogenic shock - vasopressor selection ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Kofi, a 54-year-old man with no known cardiac history, is referred from a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo to the regional hospital A&E after a 6-hour history of crushing central chest pain radiating …

Cardiology · Cardiogenic shock ★ HY difficulty 4/5

Mohammed, a 62-year-old retired civil servant with hypertension and a 30-pack-year smoking history, arrives at a regional hospital emergency department in the Northern Region brought by family after c…

Cardiology · Congenital Long QT Syndromes ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 34-year-old woman, Abena, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED after a witnessed syncopal episode at a funeral. Her family reports she has had two previous episodes of sudden loss of consciousness sinc…

Cardiology · Lateral STEMI localisation and thrombolysis at district level ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Kwame, a 54-year-old civil servant with no prior cardiac history, presents to a district hospital in the Bono Region with 2.5 hours of chest pain, shortness of breath, and left shoulder discomfort. Vi…

Cardiology · SVT - adenosine mechanism ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 45-year-old woman, Akua, is brought to a regional hospital A&E with sudden-onset palpitations and chest tightness for 45 minutes. She has no significant past medical history and takes no regular med…

Cardiology · Cardiogenic shock in ACS ★ HY difficulty 4/5

A 65-year-old man is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre by relatives after 2 hours of chest pain. ECG shows ST depression in V1–V4. He is cold and clammy; BP 78/50 mmHg, HR 124 bpm, RR 26/min, S…