Results for “hypertension”

A 72-year-old man with atrial fibrillation notices sudden, profound loss of vision in his right eye while eating breakfast. There is no pain, headache or preced…

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

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 34-year-old woman presents with anxiety, poor sleep, nausea and a sense that people are watching her. She stopped taking alprazolam 72 hours ago after using 6…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

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 30-year-old woman at 30+2 weeks has hypertension controlled with oral therapy and an ultrasound-estimated fetal weight below the third centile. Umbilical arte…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

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 33-year-old woman at 33+5 weeks has a blood pressure of 168/112 mmHg on two occasions despite oral treatment. She has persistent right upper quadrant pain; pl…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 72-year-old woman with hypertension reports three episodes in the past week in which the vision in her right eye became obscured from the top down, each lasti…

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

A 49-year-old woman with a recently diagnosed adrenal pheochromocytoma requires drainage of a painful dental abscess before definitive tumour surgery. Her blood…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · niche

A 29-year-old woman has a 1.4 L haemorrhage after an uncomplicated vaginal birth. The placenta is complete and there is no vaginal or cervical tear. Despite ute…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 32-year-old woman presents seven days after an uncomplicated delivery with five sudden, severe headaches over 48 hours. Each begins abruptly during bathing or…

AMC · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman presents with 10 days of progressive daily headache and brief episodes of greying vision. She is six weeks postpartum and takes a combined o…

AMC · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 62-year-old woman is receiving her first unit of packed red blood cells for symptomatic anaemia. Fifteen minutes after commencement her temperature rises from…

Nursing · Pre-internship · common

A 71-year-old woman attends a community nursing service with a shallow ulcer above the left medial malleolus present for 8 weeks. The surrounding skin is brown-…

Nursing · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 26-year-old backpacker is snorkelling off Port Douglas in far north Queensland in December when she feels a mild sting on her forearm, leaving only faint redn…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 34-year-old man in suburban Sydney felt a sharp pinprick on the back of his hand while moving pot plants stacked against the house. Over the next two hours he…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 47-year-old Aboriginal man from a regional town has type 2 diabetes and hypertension, for which metformin, perindopril and rosuvastatin are prescribed. At rev…

General Practice and Population Health · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 58-year-old woman presents after a single episode of light vaginal bleeding one week ago. Her last menstrual period was at age 51 and she has never used menop…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 26-year-old primigravida presents at 11 weeks gestation by dates with two weeks of persistent vomiting and one day of light vaginal bleeding. Her blood pressu…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 28-year-old primigravida gives birth vaginally at 38 weeks gestation. During labour she was commenced on oral labetalol for blood pressure readings of 160/108…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common