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Re: ACEM OSCE 2019:1 ‘Refugee‘ Station   Emergency Department Back of Bourke Base Hospital NSW 2121 Australia   April the 1st 2019 (not in jest) Dear Dr Jeff Cott, Cultural competence is a central part of Emergency Medicine practice, especially in 2019 in an Australasian setting.  I was glad to hear that ACEM are considering … More The Latest ACEM OSCE Controversy

ABDOMINAL PAIN CASE 4 ‘I can’t keep anything down’  Richard is a 26 year old male who presents to ED with vomiting, two episodes of loose stool and abdominal pain for one day. On examination, his heart rate is 100, BP 120/60, RR 20 and his temp 38.0 degrees. You palpate his abdomen and find … More ABDOMINAL PAIN CASE 4

ABDOMINAL PAIN CASE 3 ‘An aged male patient with acute abdominal pain’ Gao is an 81 year old male who presents to ED with severe periumbilical abdominal pain. He has a background medical history of long standing hypertension, osteoarthritis and atrial fibrillation but is usually well and living an independent life at home. He takes … More ABDOMINAL PAIN CASE 3

ABDOMINAL PAIN CASE 2 ‘That doesn’t look right’  You have been asked to review a 67 year old male patient called Jim. He has presented to the Emergency Department with abdominal pain after passing a large amount of meleana per rectum. Further, he has a history hypertension and gout. At the bedside you note that … More ABDOMINAL PAIN CASE 2

ABDOMINAL PAIN CASE 1 ‘A young patient with acute abdominal pain’  Lucy is a 32 year old pregnant female. She presents to the Emergency Department (ED) with acute severe abdominal pain after a syncopal episode. She reports radiation of the abdominal pain to the shoulder. On arrival she is seen by you in the ambulance … More ABDOMINAL PAIN CASE 1