MCQ Collection

Australia MCQs

Practice Australia questions with answers and explanations.

Clinical case 153: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 69-year-old presents to a general practice with a painful swollen calf followed by sudden breathlessness, beginning 20 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 154: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 70-year-old presents to a rural hospital with severe headache, neck stiffness and photophobia, beginning 25 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 155: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 71-year-old presents to an outpatient unit with progressive shortness of breath, orthopnoea and bilateral crackles, beginning 30 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 156: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 72-year-old presents to an after-hours service with right lower-quadrant abdominal pain, fever and guarding, beginning 35 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 157: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 73-year-old presents to an emergency department with sudden unilateral weakness and dysphasia, beginning 40 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 158: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 74-year-old presents to an urgent care clinic with fever, hypotension, confusion and raised lactate, beginning 45 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 159: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 75-year-old presents to a general practice with wheeze, increased work of breathing and low oxygen saturation, beginning 50 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 144: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 60-year-old presents to an after-hours service with right lower-quadrant abdominal pain, fever and guarding, beginning 60 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 145: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 61-year-old presents to an emergency department with sudden unilateral weakness and dysphasia, beginning 65 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 146: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 62-year-old presents to an urgent care clinic with fever, hypotension, confusion and raised lactate, beginning 70 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 147: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 63-year-old presents to a general practice with wheeze, increased work of breathing and low oxygen saturation, beginning 75 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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Clinical case 148: The item forms part of an integrated Australian clinical knowledge review in which patient safety is the priority. A 64-year-old presents to a rural hospital with crushing central chest pain with diaphoresis, beginning 80 minutes ago. What is the best next step?

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