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An 82-year-old woman has fallen twice since her medicines were changed. She is slower when walking and has recently complained of constipation, blurred vision a…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Pre-internship · common

A 74-year-old man is referred after three falls over two months. He describes a brief feeling of faintness after rising from a chair, without spinning sensation…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 35-year-old primigravida at 37 weeks’ gestation is found to have blood pressure readings of 148/96 and 146/94 mmHg 4 hours apart. Urine protein is 2+, platele…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 31-year-old woman at 34 weeks’ gestation presents with a severe frontal headache and flashing lights. Her blood pressure is 176/114 mmHg on two measurements 1…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man with a recent transurethral resection of a bladder tumour presents with worsening suprapubic pain and inability to pass urine. He has passed b…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman at 25 weeks of pregnancy presents with right flank pain, rigors and vomiting. Her temperature is 39.2°C, pulse 132/min and blood pressure 92…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 78-year-old man presents with a lesion on the sun-exposed forearm that has enlarged from a pinpoint mark to 18 mm over seven weeks. It is a firm, smooth, red-…

Dermatology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 35-year-old woman is referred for a brown plaque on the upper back that has slowly enlarged over nine years. It was initially flat, but several firm reddish-b…

Dermatology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 63-year-old man has a brown papule on the bridge of his nose that has slowly enlarged over two years and occasionally leaves a spot of blood on his handkerchi…

Dermatology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 59-year-old man suddenly develops difficulty speaking and weakness of the right arm while driving. His wife reports that, immediately beforehand, the right si…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · common

A 63-year-old woman has three sudden episodes over two days of dizziness followed by double vision, slurred speech and veering to the left; each episode lasted…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · common

A 54-year-old man presents with five days of fever, dry cough, headache and diarrhoea after returning from a Mediterranean cruise. He is confused, respiratory r…

Respiratory · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 70-year-old woman vomits during a generalised seizure and becomes cyanosed. One hour later her temperature is 38.4°C, oxygen saturation is 88% on room air and…

Infectious Diseases · Clinical rotations · common

A 59-year-old man develops rapidly worsening breathlessness five days after an influenza-like illness. He has a temperature of 39.8°C, respiratory rate of 38/mi…

Respiratory · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 5-month-old boy is brought to hospital with 2 days of nasal congestion, cough and reduced breastfeeds. He is alert but has subcostal recession and widespread…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 42-year-old man is brought to hospital 45 minutes after taking an unknown number of amitriptyline tablets. He is drowsy, has a blood pressure of 78/46 mmHg an…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman presents with three days of worsening unilateral throat pain, fever and difficulty swallowing. She cannot open her mouth fully, her voice is…

Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat · Clinical rotations · common

A 46-year-old man wakes with markedly reduced hearing in his right ear and a continuous high-pitched noise. He has no pain, discharge or recent infection, and t…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 56-year-old man develops sharp central chest pain 36 hours after an uncomplicated inferior myocardial infarction. The pain is worse when he lies flat or takes…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 62-year-old man has a regular broad-complex tachycardia at 190 beats per minute three hours after treatment for an acute myocardial infarction. He is consciou…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · common