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A 78-year-old man presents with three weeks of redness, warmth and itch affecting both lower legs. He is otherwise well, with long-standing varicose veins and a…

Dermatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 24-year-old woman with asthma since childhood attends for review. Her only treatment is a salbutamol inhaler, which she now uses three to four times a week fo…

Respiratory · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 38-year-old woman presents with two weeks of pain in the front of her neck radiating to her jaw, together with palpitations, sweating and 2 kg of weight loss.…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · common

A 42-year-old man presents with haemoptysis, fatigue and rapidly worsening renal function. Creatinine is 486 micromol/L, urine microscopy shows dysmorphic red c…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 46-year-old man notices sudden hearing loss in his left ear on waking 48 hours ago. He has no pain, discharge or recent upper respiratory infection, and otosc…

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

A 45-year-old woman presents with a painful, swollen, red area on her right forearm that developed over the past two days. She reports a minor cut from gardenin…

Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · common

A 45-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus presents with a painful, rapidly expanding area of redness on her thigh. She has a fever of 39°C (102.2°F) and hypote…

Year 1 · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist

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 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

Which of the following is the first-line treatment for an acute gout attack?

Year 3 · 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 7-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with his mother, who reports that he developed a sore throat in the morning, which has worsened throughout…

Year 3 · Mechanisms of disease · common