Results for “ataxia”

A 45-year-old woman with bipolar I disorder, stable on lithium carbonate 1,000 mg nightly for six years with levels consistently 0.7–0.8 mmol/L, presents with t…

Psychiatry and Mental Health · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman is admitted with a first manic episode. She has not slept for four nights, has telephoned strangers at 3 am and has spent her rent money on…

Psychiatry · Pre-internship · niche

A 46-year-old man with schizophrenia has taken clozapine 400 mg daily for four years without a dose change. Over the past ten days he has become drowsy in the a…

Psychiatry · Pre-internship · niche

A 79-year-old man was prescribed temazepam 10 mg at night when his wife died four months ago, to help him sleep for a few nights. He has taken it every night si…

Psychiatry · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 19-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by friends two hours after a party. He is frightened, is convinced the other guests were laughing at hi…

Psychiatry · Clinical rotations · common

A 58-year-old man was admitted three and a half days ago after a fall from a ladder; his wife said he drinks nightly at the club. He was settled and oriented fo…

Psychiatry · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 24-year-old man admitted with a first episode of psychosis started olanzapine six days ago and had the dose increased four days ago; he has also taken sertral…

Psychiatry · Pre-internship · niche

A 58-year-old man who works at a piggery near Griffith, New South Wales, is brought in one February with four days of fever and headache and one day of confusio…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · niche

A 74-year-old man is referred after three falls over two months. He describes a brief feeling of faintness after rising from a chair, without spinning sensation…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 63-year-old woman has three sudden episodes over two days of dizziness followed by double vision, slurred speech and veering to the left; each episode lasted…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · common

A 46-year-old man with longstanding alcohol dependence has eaten little during two weeks of vomiting. He is inattentive, walks with a broad-based gait and repea…

General Practice and Population Health · Clinical rotations · common

A 74-year-old man is referred for six months of recurrent falls. He reports that his feet sometimes seem stuck to the floor when he starts walking, and he takes…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 46-year-old woman with bipolar disorder has been stable on lithium carbonate for five years. She presents with two days of nausea, vomiting and unsteadiness o…

Psychiatry and Mental Health · Clinical rotations · common

A 45-year-old woman presents with progressive tingling in her feet, difficulty walking, and imbalance for the past three months. She also reports generalized fa…

Year 3 · Clinical rotations · common