EBEEM case studies
EBEEM · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The European Board Examination in Emergency Medicine (EBEEM) is an examination administered through the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM), which lists EBEEM as its own section on its website alongside pages for the exam's structure, regulations, fees and preparation. The exam is organised in two parts: Part A and Part B, each with a dedicated page in the EBEEM section. It is aimed at emergency medicine physicians who want an assessment benchmarked to the European Curriculum of Emergency Medicine, the curriculum published in EUSEM's education pages. Candidates should begin by reading the official EBEEM pages for eligibility requirements and required documents, the regulations and terms and conditions, and the fees, since those are the authoritative statements on who may sit the exam and on what terms. The EBEEM case studies are 5 cases and about 2,673 words.
1Anticoagulated minor head injury with a normal early CT
A 74-year-old woman presents 2 hours after a mechanical fall at home, striking the occiput on a tiled floor. She takes apixaban 5 mg twice daily for atrial fibrillation; the last dose was 8 hours ago.
609 words, about 3 min2Severe pre-eclampsia at 34 weeks in a hospital without obstetric care
A 29-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1, at 34 weeks and 2 days gestation, presents with a 6-hour history of severe frontal headache and visual flashes. Blood pressure is 178/112 mmHg on repeated measurement.
596 words, about 3 min3Acute severe asthma with exhaustion and hypercapnia
A 34-year-old man with known asthma presents with a 6-hour history of worsening breathlessness. He is unable to speak in full sentences, is using accessory muscles, and has a respiratory rate of 34/min.
516 words, about 3 min4Meningococcal sepsis with shock, coagulopathy, and no ICU bed
A 19-year-old university student presents with a 12-hour history of fever, headache, and a rapidly spreading petechial rash. He is confused, with a GCS of 13.
474 words, about 2 min5Acute mesenteric ischaemia in an older patient on apixaban
A 78-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation on apixaban presents with 6 hours of severe periumbilical pain. She has vomited once.
478 words, about 2 min