A 24-year-old woman with chronic anorexia nervosa presents to the Emergency Department with diarrhea, chest pain and palpitations. She is noted to have a BMI of 13, a heart rate of 48/min, significant orthostatic hypotension and a temperature of 35.9 °C. Her electrocardiogram shows frequent premature ventricular contractions. Her blood work indicates elevated liver transaminases and evidence of acute kidney injury from dehydration. She agrees to admission for medical stabilization only if she does not receive fluids either orally or intravenously, as they will cause her to gain weight and to feel bloated. Which one of the following is the best next step?
You are a physician working at a university campus health centre. Staff at the centre are thinking about initiating a campus-wide education campaign on stimulant medication use and misuse. From a physician's perspective, which one of the following is the key message to include in this campaign?
A 34-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, aborta 0, presents to the labor and delivery ward at 32 weeks' gestation with a 24-hour history of worsening frontal headache, photophobia, and neck stiffness. Vitals:
* BP: 121/78 mm Hg
* HR: 90 bpm
* Temp: 38°C
Neuro exam reveals a 2-beat ankle clonus. Tone and power are otherwise normal. No localizing signs or papilledema. Abdomen is soft, fetus is cephalic.
Which one of the following is the best next investigation?
You are the emergency physician on duty in a rural hospital when heavy rains in the community cause a large landslide. There are multiple casualties expected to arrive in the emergency department. Your colleague has heard about the incident and arrives to help. Which one of the following is the best next step?
A 45-year-old man presents to your family practice for follow-up because he has had repeated transient ischemic attacks and had been advised not to drive. During the interview, you find out that he is still driving.
He explains that he only drives to the grocery store and his wife, who also has a driver's license, is always a passenger with him. He insists he can drive. You think that he should no longer be driving a car. Which one of the following is the best next step?
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