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Abnormal behaviour · Cerebral malaria as medical cause of abnormal behaviour ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 28-year-old man, Yaw, is brought to the district hospital A&E in the Upper West Region by relatives after 3 days of high fever followed by sudden-onset confusion and violent behaviour. He lives in a…

Abnormal behaviour · Organic vs functional causes — diagnostic lead-in ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Aisha, a 28-year-old woman, is brought to the regional hospital A&E by her family. She has had no prior psychiatric history. Over the past 48 hours she developed fever, headache, and confusion, and is…

Abnormal behaviour · Medical mimic - hypoglycaemia in severe malaria ★ HY difficulty 1/5

A 34-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to the district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo by his family. He is confused, agitated, and speaking incoherently. His temperature is 39.8°C, pulse 118 bpm, and respi…

Acid-base and ABG interpretation · High anion gap metabolic acidosis — lactate from sepsis/shock ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 58-year-old woman with known hypertension, is brought to Korle Bu Emergency Centre after collapsing at home. She appears mottled, cold, and clammy. Her blood pressure is 72/40 mmHg, heart rate…

Altered mental status · Cerebral malaria — recognition and IV artesunate ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 35-year-old woman, Fatima, presents to the regional hospital A&E in Tamale with a 3-day history of fever, headache, and progressive confusion. She returned from a rural farming area 5 days ago. Her …

Altered mental status · Cerebral malaria recognition ★ HY difficulty 1/5

A 40-year-old man, Kofi, presents to the regional hospital A&E in Tamale with a 2-day history of fever, headache, and progressive confusion. He lives in a malaria-endemic area and has not taken any pr…

Fever in adults · Severe malaria - IV artesunate first-line ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 28-year-old woman, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED unconscious. Her family reports 5 days of fever and she was found unrousable at home. Temperature is 40.1°C, GCS is 8/15, blood glucose is …

Fever in adults · Sepsis screen at triage (qSOFA) and severe malaria initial management ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Fatima, a 34-year-old woman, is brought to the A&E of a regional hospital in the Northern Region by her relatives. She has had fever for three days and today became confused. On assessment: temperatur…

Fever in adults · Bacterial meningitis — classical recognition ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 28-year-old woman, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED in Kumasi with a 2-day history of fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, and photophobia. Her temperature is 39.5°C, heart rate 118 bpm, a…

Fever in adults · Typhoid fever — classical recognition ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Mohammed, a 38-year-old teacher, presents to a district hospital in the Northern Region with a 7-day history of stepwise fever, severe headache, abdominal pain, and constipation. He appears toxic and …

Fever in adults · Severe malaria — recognition and immediate management ★ HY difficulty 3/5

A 45-year-old woman is referred from a peripheral facility to the regional hospital A&E with a 5-day history of fever, confusion, and jaundice. Her malaria RDT is positive. Blood glucose is 2.2 mmol/L…

Fever in adults · Severe malaria — IV artesunate first-line ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Kwabena, a 25-year-old student, returns from a 3-week trip to a rural area in the Upper East Region and presents to a regional hospital A&E 10 days later with high fever, confusion, and jaundice. His …

Fever in adults · Tropical fever workup — malaria RDT first-line ★ HY difficulty 1/5

Akosua, a 27-year-old woman, presents to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with a 5-day fever, headache, and vomiting. She lives in a malaria-endemic area and has not taken prophylaxis. Temperature i…

Fever in adults · Malaria classical presentation and diagnosis ★ HY difficulty 1/5

Kwame, a 34-year-old farmer, presents to a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo with a 3-day history of high fever, rigors, and headache. He has no cough, dysuria, or neck stiffness. On examination, tempe…

Fever in children · Severe malaria with hypoglycaemia — immediate glucose correction ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 2-year-old boy, Kwame, is brought to the district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo with a 3-day history of fever and progressive lethargy. On examination, he is unresponsive to voice, has a temperature o…

Fever in children · Severe malaria with severe anaemia and jaundice ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 5-year-old boy, Yaw, is brought to Korle Bu emergency centre with a 2-day history of fever. His mother says he looks pale and has been sleeping excessively. On examination, he is febrile at 39.2°C, …

Fever in children · Severe malaria — WHO severity criteria ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 5-year-old boy, Kofi, is brought to a regional hospital A&E with 4 days of fever, poor feeding, and progressive weakness. On examination he is febrile (38.9°C), pale, and deeply jaundiced. His conju…

Fever in children · Hypoglycaemia in severe malaria — immediate dextrose ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 3-year-old boy, Kwame, is brought to the district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo by his mother who says he has had fever for 3 days and 'is not himself'. On examination he is febrile (39.2°C), lethargi…

Headache · Meningitis — immediate antibiotic management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 28-year-old man, Kwame, is brought to a district hospital in the Upper East Region with a 6-hour history of severe headache, high fever, and neck stiffness. On examination his temperature is 39.8°C,…

Headache · Bacterial meningitis — immediate management ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 28-year-old man, Kofi, attends a district hospital A&E in the Northern Region with a 2-day history of severe headache, high fever, and vomiting. On examination his temperature is 39.8°C, he has mark…

Microbiology · Malaria ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Adwoa, a 35-year-old pregnant woman in her second trimester, is brought to a district hospital A&E in the Ashanti Region with fever, confusion, and generalised weakness. Her blood glucose is 1.6 mmol/…

Microbiology · Malaria ★ HY difficulty 1/5

A 7-year-old boy named Kofi is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by his mother after three days of high-grade fever, rigors, and vomiting. His temperature is 39.8 °C, respiratory rate 32 breaths/min, and…

Microbiology · Malaria ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Kofi, a 7-year-old boy from a farming village near Kumasi, is brought to the regional hospital A&E by his mother. He has had fever, rigors, and vomiting for three days. On examination he is drowsy and…

Microbiology · Malaria ★ HY difficulty 3/5

Kwame, a 5-year-old boy, is brought to the district hospital A&E in a rural Ashanti community. His mother reports three days of high fever and today she noticed he was fitting. On examination he is un…

Microbiology · Malaria ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 10-year-old girl named Akua is admitted to the UGMC paediatric emergency unit with confirmed P. falciparum malaria. Her haemoglobin is 6.2 g/dL, she is breathing rapidly at 38 breaths/min with SpO₂ …

Microbiology · Malaria ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 5-year-old girl named Ama is brought to the district hospital A&E in the Northern Region with a two-day history of fever, and she is now unresponsive to voice. Her Blantyre Coma Score is 2. A thick …

Pathology · Haematology ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Yaw, a 28-year-old male farmer, presents to the Komfo Anokye ED with a three-day history of fever, headache, and dark urine. He lives in a malaria-endemic area and has not taken prophylaxis. His FBC s…

Pathology · Haematology ★ HY difficulty 2/5

A 7-year-old boy named Kofi is brought to the district hospital A&E in Ashanti with jaundice, pallor, and dark urine. His mother reports he had been well until two days ago. FBC shows: haemoglobin 62 …

Pathology · Haematology ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Yaa, a 28-year-old woman, presents to a regional hospital A&E with a two-day history of fever, rigors, and haematuria. She returned from a rural farming area three weeks ago. Thick and thin blood film…

Pathophysiology · Metabolic response to insult ★ HY difficulty 2/5

Yaa, a 19-year-old student, is brought to Korle Bu emergency centre with a 4-day history of high fever, confusion, and jaundice. She is found to have severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria with a parasi…