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Cardiac dysrhythmias · Narrow vs wide complex tachycardia — basic discrimination difficulty 2/5

A 55-year-old man named Yaw is seen in a district hospital A&E with a 1-hour history of palpitations. He is haemodynamically stable (BP 124/80 mmHg). The ECG shows a regular tachycardia at 160 beats p…

Cardiac dysrhythmias · Second-degree heart block — Wenckebach recognition difficulty 3/5

A 61-year-old man named Kwabena presents to a regional hospital A&E with dizziness and two episodes of near-syncope. His pulse is 44 beats per minute and blood pressure is 94/62 mmHg. The ECG shows a …

Cardiac dysrhythmias · AF — rate control vs rhythm control decision difficulty 2/5

A 55-year-old woman, Adwoa, with known hypertension presents to the regional hospital A&E with a 2-day history of palpitations. Her BP is 134/86 mmHg, HR 112 bpm irregular, SpO2 97%. The ECG confirms …

Cardiac dysrhythmias · First-degree AV block — ECG recognition difficulty 2/5

Mohammed, a 72-year-old retired teacher, presents to the district hospital A&E in Northern Region with fatigue, exertional dyspnoea, and two episodes of presyncope over the past week. His heart rate i…

Cardiac dysrhythmias · VT vs SVT with aberrancy — treat as VT in structural heart disease difficulty 3/5

A 62-year-old man, Kofi, presents to the Korle Bu emergency centre with a 30-minute history of palpitations and mild chest discomfort. BP is 118/76 mmHg, HR 158 bpm regular, SpO2 97%. The 12-lead ECG …

Cardiac dysrhythmias · Narrow vs wide complex tachycardia — SVT recognition difficulty 2/5

A 32-year-old man named Kofi presents to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with sudden-onset palpitations and mild chest tightness for 30 minutes. His blood pressure is 118/76 mmHg and he is alert. T…

Cardiac dysrhythmias · Mobitz type I Wenckebach — recognition difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 55-year-old seamstress, attends the regional hospital A&E in Ashanti with intermittent dizziness and one episode of syncope. Her resting heart rate is 48 bpm and blood pressure is 96/64 mmHg. …

Cardiac dysrhythmias · Complete heart block — emergency pacing after atropine failure difficulty 3/5

A 68-year-old man, Yaw, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED after a syncopal episode. He is now conscious but drowsy. His BP is 78/50 mmHg, HR 38 bpm. The ECG shows complete dissociation between P waves…

Cardiac dysrhythmias · AF with RVR — rate control management difficulty 2/5

A 48-year-old woman named Ama presents to Komfo Anokye ED with palpitations and mild breathlessness. She is haemodynamically stable with a BP of 128/82 mmHg. The ECG shows an irregularly irregular nar…

Cardiac dysrhythmias · Narrow-complex tachycardia — SVT recognition difficulty 2/5

Kofi, a 38-year-old teacher, presents to Korle Bu emergency centre with sudden-onset palpitations and mild dizziness for one hour. His blood pressure is 118/76 mmHg and he is alert. The ECG shows a re…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · Shockable rhythm — pulseless VT management difficulty 2/5

A 62-year-old man named Yaw is in cardiac arrest in the resus bay of a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo. The monitor shows a wide, regular, monomorphic waveform at 180 beats per minute; he has no palp…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · ROSC management — immediate post-arrest priorities difficulty 3/5

Fatima, a 52-year-old woman, achieves return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) after 18 minutes of resuscitation for VF arrest in the Komfo Anokye ED. She remains unresponsive with a GCS of 3. Her blo…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · Adrenaline dosing in cardiac arrest difficulty 2/5

A 55-year-old woman named Ama is in cardiac arrest at a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo. CPR has been ongoing for 6 minutes. The rhythm is asystole. IV access is in place.

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · ALS antiarrhythmic therapy — shock-refractory VF difficulty 2/5

A 70-year-old man arrests in the resus bay of Korle Bu Emergency Centre. After 15 minutes of ALS, including three defibrillation attempts and adrenaline, the rhythm remains coarse VF. He has no IV acc…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · Reversible causes of PEA — 4 Hs and 4 Ts difficulty 3/5

A 38-year-old woman is brought to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo after being found unresponsive. CPR has been ongoing for 8 minutes. The monitor shows organised electrical activity (narrow com…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · Post-arrest cooling — targeted temperature management difficulty 3/5

A 48-year-old man is resuscitated from a VF cardiac arrest at a regional hospital A&E. He achieves ROSC after 12 minutes but remains deeply comatose (GCS 3). He is intubated and haemodynamically stabl…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · Post-ROSC priorities — targeted temperature management mechanism difficulty 3/5

A 62-year-old man named Yaw is brought to the Komfo Anokye Emergency Department after a witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. After 25 minutes of CPR, return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is a…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · Reversible causes of cardiac arrest - 4Hs and 4Ts difficulty 1/5

A 40-year-old man named Kwabena is brought to the A&E of a regional hospital after a witnessed collapse. CPR is in progress. The team leader asks the team to consider reversible causes of cardiac arre…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · Reversible causes — hyperkalaemia in dialysis patient difficulty 2/5

A 35-year-old man named Mohammed is in cardiac arrest in the resus bay at a regional hospital A&E. He has a history of end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis. The monitor shows a sine-wave pattern p…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · BLS chest compression rate and depth difficulty 1/5

A 35-year-old woman named Abena collapses in the corridor of Korle Bu emergency centre. She is unresponsive and pulseless. A bystander begins chest compressions. The resuscitation team arrives and att…

Cardiopulmonary and cerebral resuscitation · Reversible causes — 4Hs and 4Ts difficulty 2/5

A 40-year-old woman named Esi is brought to a district hospital A&E in the Northern Region after a witnessed cardiac arrest. CPR is in progress. The monitor shows asystole. The team notes she was foun…

Chest pain · Pulmonary embolism mechanism difficulty 2/5

Adwoa, a 38-year-old woman, presents to a district hospital A&E in the Upper East Region with sharp right-sided chest pain that is worse on deep inspiration and coughing. She returned from a visit to …

Chest pain · Aortic dissection mechanism difficulty 3/5

Mensah, a 67-year-old hypertensive male, is brought to Komfo Anokye ED with sudden-onset severe chest pain that he describes as 'ripping', starting in the front of the chest and moving to between his …

Chest pain · GORD versus cardiac pain discrimination difficulty 1/5

Kofi, a 50-year-old overweight man, presents to a regional hospital A&E in the Volta Region with a 2-month history of chest discomfort. He describes a burning sensation in the lower chest and upper ab…

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 · GORD classical presentation difficulty 1/5

Yaw, a 45-year-old civil servant, attends the regional hospital A&E in Cape Coast with a 3-month history of burning retrosternal chest discomfort that occurs 30–60 minutes after meals and is relieved …

Chest pain · Pulmonary embolism immediate management difficulty 2/5

Abena, a 29-year-old woman who is 6 weeks post-partum, presents to a regional hospital A&E with sudden-onset right-sided chest pain worsened by breathing and progressive shortness of breath over 4 hou…

Chest pain · Pericarditis classical presentation difficulty 3/5

Abena, a 28-year-old woman, presents to a district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo with a 3-day history of sharp chest pain that is worse when she lies flat and is relieved when she sits forward and leans…

Chest pain · GORD classical presentation difficulty 1/5

Kofi, a 45-year-old man with a history of obesity, presents to a regional hospital A&E with a 3-month history of burning retrosternal chest discomfort that typically occurs after large meals and when …