Results for “cough”

A 9-month-old girl is brought to the emergency department with three days of runny nose and moist cough, and one day of fast, noisy breathing. She is taking abo…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 34-year-old man presents with five days of fever, drenching sweats, severe headache behind the eyes and aching muscles. He started work at a rural Queensland…

General Practice and Population Health · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 66-year-old man is five days after an ultra-low anterior resection for rectal cancer and had initially been recovering well. Overnight he developed an irregul…

Surgery and Perioperative Care · 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 61-year-old man presents with four days of fever, a dry cough and increasing breathlessness. His wife reports he has been muddled since yesterday and has pass…

Respiratory · Clinical rotations · common

A 28-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with two days of right-sided chest pain that is worse on deep inspiration. She takes a combined oral co…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 67-year-old man has recurrent sinusitis, otitis and a persistent cough with occasional blood-streaked sputum. Urinalysis shows dysmorphic red cells and red-ce…

Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 64-year-old man presents with a right-sided groin bulge that becomes more prominent on coughing. He reports no pain and has no difficulty with daily activitie…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 62-year-old man presents with a bulge in his right groin that becomes more prominent when he coughs and reduces spontaneously when lying down. On examination,…

Year 4 · Foundations · middle twist

A 52-year-old male is currently an inpatient on a hospital ward. He developed rapid-onset swelling of the lips and face during his hospital stay. He reports no…

Year 4 · Pre-internship · common

A 37-year-old man presents with a painless red patch in his left eye. He denies trauma, vision changes, or any discharge. He has a history of chronic hypertensi…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common