Final Quiz

A 43 year old male patient presents to the Emergency Department with difficulty speaking and a hoarse voice. His oxygen saturations are 90% on room air, and he is in respiratory distress. There is clear stridor audible and the patient has swelling to the lips and tongue.

Which of the following is a likely cause for these symptoms?

A 40 year old male cyclist is brought to the Emergency Department after being hit by a car at high speed. He is confused and combative. His mouth is full of blood and vomit – he has gurgling sounds when he breaths and his oxygen saturations are 89% on room air. The patient has a wound on the left leg that is bleeding and a puncture wound to the left side of the chest. His right arm is deformed and there is no radial pulse on that limb. The patient looks pale and his blood pressure is 98/67 mmHg.

What is the most important initial intervention in this patient?

A 30 year old female patient presents to the Emergency Department with a stab wound to the let thigh which is bleeding profusely. 

Which of the following would be the most appropriate immediate intervention?

A 67 year old male patient presents to the Emergency Department with fever, cough and respiratory distress. His pulse is 132 bpm and his blood pressure is 89/54 mmHg. The patient’s Xray shows a right lower lobe consolidation. Which if the following is the most likely cause of this patient’s low blood pressure?

A 3 year old child presents to the Emergency Department with seizures. These stop after 1 minute, but the child only responds to pain after the seizures have stopped. Which of the following tests is most important in the early assessment of this child?

Which of the following fluids would not be suitable for resuscitating an adult with fluid loss?

A 28 year old female patient develops severe postpartum haemorrhage following a vaginal delivery. Intravenous access has been established.

Which of the following would be most appropriate at this stage?

Which of the following is not part of the SBAR handover?

A 3 year old child is brought in to the Emergency Department with ongoing seizures. The patient is given intravenous diazepam. Which of the following is a likely complication of this drug?

A 1 year old child is brought to the Emergency Department after pulling down a pot of boiling water on himself. He has partial thickness burns to the entire left upper limb, the back of the torso and the front of the right thigh. Using the chart below, estimate the patient’s percentage body surface that is burnt: