SAQ 1735 – Dyspnoea in a haemodialysis patient and culturally safe care

A 45-year-old Indigenous man presents to hospital with difficulty breathing. He has type 2 diabetes complicated by end-stage renal failure and receives haemodialysis three times per week.

List six investigations you would perform. For each, state how it assists your assessment.

(Marked out of 6.0)

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You decide he needs urgent inpatient treatment, but he then expresses a desire to leave. State five features of your response.

(Marked out of 5.0)

/ 5

List five features of culturally competent patient-centred care as described in the ACEM statement on cultural safety in the ED.

(Marked out of 5.0)

/ 5

Total Score: 0 / 16

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