Medicine · Intermediate

Acute Chest Pain — Emergency Department

Before you start

2 min reading · 8 min consult · 13 domains · Australian guidelines

  1. Read the stem

    1 minute to prepare. Start as soon as you are ready — you do not have to wait out the reading clock.

  2. Speak with the patient

    The examiner introduces them, then it is over to you. The patient waits to be spoken to.

  3. Ask the examiner for findings

    Observations, results and examination findings come from the examiner, who is in the room with you. Ask out loud, or use the buttons beside them. What you ask for is marked.

  4. Complete the consultation

    3 minutes, and the clock does not stop once it starts. A bell marks each change, and a chime sounds with 0:30 left.

You are an RMO in the emergency department. John Smith, a 52-year-old man, is waiting to s…

Your voice isn't recorded or stored. Speech is transcribed live so the patient can respond.

Check your microphone first — the clock starts as soon as you begin.