Results for “swallowing”

A 19-year-old man is brought to hospital 90 minutes after swallowing approximately 60 g of paracetamol. He is drowsy, sweaty and vomiting. Arterial blood gas an…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · niche

A 41-year-old woman has been stable on clozapine for 18 months but presents with fever, painful swallowing and malaise. Her temperature is 38.5°C and her absolu…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · common

A 24-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes on a basal-bolus insulin regimen is an inpatient awaiting elective surgery scheduled for the afternoon. Mid-morning she…

Nursing · Clinical rotations · common

A 24-year-old woman presents to the emergency department two hours after impulsively swallowing 32 tablets of 500 mg immediate-release paracetamol (16 g) follow…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 23-year-old man presents with a five-day history of worsening sore throat, and swallowing has become so painful that he is spitting his saliva into a cup. His…

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

A 54-year-old man presents with persistent heartburn and regurgitation despite six weeks of once-daily omeprazole. He has no dysphagia, weight loss, or anemia.…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A pathologist examines a biopsy from a patient's mucous membrane and identifies nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium. From which of the following locat…

Year 1 · Foundations · common

A 55-year-old with progressive difficulty swallowing solid foods over 4 months has no accompanying chest discomfort or unpleasant oral taste. Weight loss of abo…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common