A 20-year-old man presents by ambulance to a tertiary ED with sudden-onset headache. He vomited once at triage and appeared intoxicated after drinking alcohol today. A non-contrast CT brain slice is shown below.
A junior doctor later tells you the patient has self-discharged against medical advice while waiting for a bed. He had been in the waiting room because of access block.
Non-contrast CT brain slice.
State two (2) positive findings on the CT slice.
(Marked out of 2.0)
/ 2
List four (4) relevant negative findings on the CT slice.
(Marked out of 4.0)
/ 4
State the unifying CT diagnosis.
(Marked out of 1.0)
/ 1
Complete the table to describe a scoring system that clinically grades and prognosticates this diagnosis.
(Marked out of 6.0)
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List two (2) important immediate actions after learning the patient has self-discharged.
(Marked out of 2.0)
/ 2
List three (3) strategies to minimise ED access block and overcrowding.
(Marked out of 3.0)
/ 3
Total Score: 0 / 18
Percentage: 0%
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