Clinical rotations
Working out what is wrong and starting treatment — history, examination, diagnosis, investigations, first-line management. 400 questions.
A 2-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department after falling off a bunk bed at home. She was playing unsupervised in her older sibling’s room. She hit…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 3-year-old boy is brought to the emergency department after falling from a low-height chair at home. He has swelling and tenderness over his left forearm. X-r…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 40-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of intermittent upper abdominal discomfort described as postprandial fullness and occasional epigastric pain…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 58-year-old man is undergoing evaluation for chronic upper gastrointestinal symptoms. He reports longstanding retrosternal burning, especially at night and af…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of vomiting blood and lightheadedness. He reports passing black stools over the past fe…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 61-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 6-hour history of hematemesis and melena. He reports a long-standing history of osteoarthritis, fo…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 34-year-old woman presents to the clinic with sudden onset right eye pain and blurred vision that worsens with eye movement for the past 4 days. She denies fe…
Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common
A 33-year-old woman presents to the clinic with complaints of burning and numbness over the outer aspect of her left thigh for the past 2 months. The pain worse…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 29-year-old woman presents to dermatology clinic complaining from a red, itchy, scaly lesion on her forearm. The lesion has been slowly enlarging over the pas…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 38-year-old male presents to the dermatology clinic with red, scaly plaques on his back and palms. He reports increased symptoms with stress. He has no histor…
Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common
A 50-year-old woman presents to the rheumatology clinic due to an 8-month history of joint pain and swelling that affects her bilateral wrists, MCP, and PIP joi…
Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common
Which of the following is the most evidence-based therapy for treating borderline personality disorder?
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
Which of the following is the first-line treatment for an acute gout attack?
Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common
Which of the following is NOT a diagnostic criterion for metabolic syndrome?
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 45-year-old woman presents with progressive tingling in her feet, difficulty walking, and imbalance for the past three months. She also reports generalized fa…
Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common
A 65-year-old man with a history of severe myopia presents to the emergency room with a sudden onset of flashes of light and floaters in his left eye. He descri…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 68-year-old woman presents to the clinic with a severe right-sided headache and temple tenderness for the past two weeks. She also reports jaw pain while chew…
Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common
A 62-year-old male presents to the emergency department with a sudden onset of severe right eye pain and vision changes for the past 3 hours, accompanied by a s…
Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common
Which mechanism explains how antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, duloxetine) provide pain relief?
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
What is the primary mechanism of action of ketamine in pain management?
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common