Results for “renal function”
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An 88-year-old woman in residential aged care has had an indwelling urethral catheter for eight months for a neurogenic bladder, and it will be needed indefinit…
Acute Care · Pre-internship · middle twist
A 68-year-old woman is brought in from a residential aged care facility with fever and new confusion. Her temperature is 38.9 degrees Celsius, blood pressure 82…
Acute Care · Pre-internship · middle twist
A 68-year-old man presents with two days of rigors and right flank pain and is confused on arrival. Temperature 38.8 °C, respiratory rate 26/min, heart rate 118…
Acute Care · Pre-internship · middle twist
A 70 kg man has a 12 cm laceration across the extensor surface of his right forearm from a falling pane of glass. Tendon function through the full range of move…
Acute Care · Pre-internship · middle twist
A 74-year-old woman is being discharged from the emergency department after a fall at home with an undisplaced pubic ramus fracture on radiography. She can weig…
Acute Care · Pre-internship · middle twist
A 46-year-old man attends the clinic nine months after cardiac transplantation. He feels well, has no chest pain and walks four kilometres most days. He takes n…
Physiology · Foundations · middle twist
A 41-year-old man undergoes urgent debridement for a necrotising infection of the calf. Initial broad-spectrum treatment has been given, and deep tissue culture…
Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 72-year-old woman with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma presents with confusion, constipation and weakness. Her serum calcium is 4.18 mmol/L (2.10–2.60), crea…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 24-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department after drinking approximately 8 L of water during a long-distance event. She is drowsy and has a serum…
Neurology · Clinical rotations · common
A 42-year-old woman has a second proximal deep vein thrombosis while taking rivaroxaban as prescribed. She has no interacting medicines, normal renal function a…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 68-year-old man with metastatic oesophageal cancer develops a symptomatic proximal deep vein thrombosis. He completed treatment for melaena from the tumour tw…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 3-week-old boy is brought with persistent jaundice, poor weight gain and two episodes of jitteriness before feeds. He was born at term with a small penis and…
Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 32-year-old woman at 34 weeks gestation reports two weeks of intense itching that is worse at night and began on her hands and feet. She has no rash, abdomina…
Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common
A 63-year-old man with metastatic squamous cell carcinoma has persistent thirst, vomiting and confusion. After intravenous saline, his serum calcium concentrati…
Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist
An 82-year-old woman becomes confused and unsteady over three days while being treated for depression and hypertension. She is euvolaemic, her serum sodium is 1…
Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Clinical rotations · common
A 31-year-old woman with chronic hypertension was taking labetalol before conception. At 30 weeks, her blood pressure has risen from 132/82 to 154/98 mmHg. A ur…
Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common
A 29-year-old woman at 29 weeks has gestational diabetes managed with dietary advice and exercise. For the past 2 weeks, her fasting capillary glucose concentra…
Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 70-year-old woman is recovering from a small ischaemic stroke and is found to have persistent atrial fibrillation. She has normal renal function and no eviden…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common
A 68-year-old man presents with a two-day history of fever, productive cough and pleuritic chest pain. He is alert, has a respiratory rate of 32/min, blood pres…
Respiratory · Clinical rotations · common
A 42-year-old woman has a second proximal deep vein thrombosis while taking rivaroxaban regularly for a previous unprovoked event. Her renal function is normal…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist