Clinical case studies

Educational simulations: not for real patient care. Always follow local protocols.

• Chest pain in the emergency department: suspected acute coronary syndrome

  Specialty: Cardiology / Emergency medicine

  7 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Sudden weakness and speech disturbance: acute ischaemic stroke pathway

  Specialty: Neurology / Emergency medicine

  8 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Sudden breathlessness after a long flight: suspected pulmonary embolism

  Specialty: Respiratory / Emergency medicine

  7 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Night-time breathlessness and frothy sputum: acute decompensated heart failure

  Specialty: Cardiology / Emergency medicine

  7 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Community-acquired pneumonia with sepsis

  Specialty: Respiratory medicine / Emergency medicine

  7 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Acute severe asthma in an adult

  Specialty: Respiratory medicine / Emergency medicine

  6 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Sepsis from a urinary source: first-hour care

  Specialty: Emergency medicine / Internal medicine

  8 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Diabetic ketoacidosis in a young adult

  Specialty: Endocrinology / Emergency medicine

  8 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Acute upper gastrointestinal bleed: resuscitation, risk assessment and endoscopy

  Specialty: Gastroenterology / Emergency medicine

  7 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Febrile 18-month-old: red flags, sepsis recognition and hydration

  Specialty: Paediatrics / Emergency medicine

  9 decisions · 6 learning objectives

• Abdominal pain and amenorrhoea: suspected ectopic pregnancy

  Specialty: Obstetrics and gynaecology / Emergency medicine

  7 decisions · 5 learning objectives

• Blunt trauma: primary survey, catastrophic haemorrhage and tension pneumothorax

  Specialty: Emergency medicine / Trauma

  7 decisions · 6 learning objectives