Emergency · A-E assessment

Confused and hypotensive

Hard

15 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Curtin Year 5 students

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2 min reading · 15 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are an intern in the emergency department. Your next patient is Andreas Nikolaidis, 78, from a nursing home, presenting with fever and confusion.

  1. Assess and manage the patient using an A to E approach

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your most likely diagnosis
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
  • A nurse will carry out your instructions

Triage

HR 118, BP 84/48, RR 26, SpO2 93% on air, T 39.1, GCS 13, glucose 9.8; weight 70 kg

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Investigations

Examination

After treatment

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