The Advanced Fellowship in Emergency Medicine Revision Course
Advanced Fellowship in Emergency Medicine Revision Course
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The SAQ's listed below are a sample of the vast bank of questions developed by AFEM to allow preparation for the 2015.1 exams.
To access the password protected domains of the pre-course question bank  - please register for the course. Attendance at the 4 day course will provide a simulated trial environment, individual & written feedback to candidates, curriculum revision and the full AFEM question bank of SAQ's.  

SAQ 4 - Psychiatry / Medicolegal

A 15-year-old girl presents to ED with her parents who are very concerned about her weight. Her BMI is currently 15. She has been purging and refusing food at home over the last 2 weeks.
 
 
 
i. List 8 clinical, bedside test or lab criteria that would require her to be admitted to the hospital under the Medical inpatient Team.                                                                                             (8marks) 
 
ii. The child is refusing admission to the hospital and states you are abusing her rights. List 4 important medicolegal principles to consider in this scenario.                                                                              (4 marks) 
 
model answer
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