Free Practice Questions for OMSB Emergency Medicine (OEEM)

Pediatrics

Pediatric resuscitation, neonatal resuscitation, airway emergencies (croup, epiglottitis, foreign body aspiration), status epilepticus, acute dehydration and fluid management, fever in young infants, and pediatric abdominal emergencies.

Resuscitation

Adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation algorithms, post-cardiac arrest care, rapid sequence intubation, difficult airway algorithms, undifferentiated shock, vasopressors and inotropes, and blood gas interpretation.

Cardiology

Acute coronary syndrome diagnosis and reperfusion strategies, broad- and narrow-complex tachyarrhythmias, symptomatic bradycardias, acute decompensated heart failure, cardiogenic shock, acute pericarditis and cardiac tamponade, and aortic syndromes.

Trauma

ATLS primary and secondary survey principles, severe traumatic brain injury and intracranial pressure management, tension pneumothorax and hemothorax, pelvic fractures, massive transfusion protocol, and damage control resuscitation.

Dental, ENT, Ophthalmology, and Dermatology

Acute angle-closure glaucoma, central retinal artery occlusion, chemical ocular burns, severe epistaxis, peritonsillar and retropharyngeal abscesses, Ludwig angina, tooth avulsion, anaphylaxis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and necrotizing fasciitis.

Toxicology

Common toxidromes (anticholinergic, cholinergic, sympathomimetic, opioid, sedative-hypnotic), acute poisoning management (acetaminophen, salicylates, calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers, toxic alcohols), and specific reversal antidotes.

Endocrine and Metabolic

Diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state, adrenal crisis, thyroid storm, severe hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, and symptomatic hypoglycemia.

Environment

Exertional and classic heat stroke, accidental hypothermia, electrical and lightning injuries, fatal and non-fatal drowning, marine and snake envenomation, and high-altitude disorders.

Administration, Ethics, Practice and Research

Emergency department triage protocols, capacity assessment and medical decision-making, informed consent and refusal of care, medical error disclosure, patient safety, and critical appraisal of clinical literature.

Gynecology

Ruptured ectopic pregnancy, acute pelvic inflammatory disease and tubo-ovarian abscess, ovarian torsion, abnormal uterine bleeding, sexual assault evaluation, and early pregnancy complications.

Infectious Disease

Severe sepsis and septic shock resuscitation bundles, acute bacterial and viral meningitis, encephalitis, severe soft tissue infections, fever in the returning traveller, malaria, and empiric antibiotic therapy.

Neurology

Acute ischemic stroke thrombolytic and endovascular indications, spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage workup, status epilepticus, central nervous system infections, and acute peripheral neuropathies.

Orthopedics

Major joint dislocations and closed reduction techniques, fracture classification and initial stabilization, neurovascular integrity assessment, acute compartment syndrome, and native/prosthetic septic arthritis.

Respiratory

Near-fatal asthma exacerbation, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, massive and submassive pulmonary embolism, community-acquired and aspiration pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and non-invasive ventilation.

Special Populations

Physiologic adjustments of pregnancy, trauma in pregnancy, peripartum cardiomyopathy, amniotic fluid embolism, geriatric atypical disease presentations, polypharmacy, and delirium.

Gastroenterology

Acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, esophageal variceal bleeding, acute pancreatitis severity stratification, acute cholangitis, acute mesenteric ischemia, and acute bowel obstruction.

Hematology, Oncology, and Immunology

Febrile neutropenia in oncologic patients, superior vena cava syndrome, spinal cord compression, sickle cell acute chest syndrome and pain crisis, acute hemolytic transfusion reactions, and severe anaphylactoid shock.

Nephrology and Urology

Acute kidney injury classification and urgent hemodialysis indications, testicular torsion, Fournier gangrene, acute urinary retention, and obstructive pyelonephritis.

Surgery and Plastics

Acute appendicitis, acute bowel perforation and peritonitis, incarcerated and strangulated abdominal hernias, complex facial and extremity wound repair, and major burn resuscitation.

EMS and Disaster

Prehospital emergency medical services systems, mass casualty incident management, field triage algorithms (START/SALT/JumpSTART), and hospital disaster response activation.

Psychiatry

Emergency management of acute agitation, rapid tranquilization strategies, suicide risk assessment and crisis intervention, acute psychosis, and organic versus functional psychiatric differentiation.