Results for “ejection fraction”

A 76-year-old man reports that for three months he has felt light-headed and has twice nearly fainted walking up the hill to the shops, together with a tight fe…

Cardiovascular · Pre-internship · common

A 68-year-old man is brought in by his wife after his third collapse in a month. Each time he has been sitting watching television, has suddenly gone grey and s…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 62-year-old man is reviewed in the cardiology clinic eight weeks after an anterior myocardial infarction. He meets criteria for a moderate depressive episode…

Psychiatry · Pre-internship · niche

A 24-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 40 minutes after he came off his motorcycle. He has a closed fracture of the right femur and a tense, s…

Physiology · Foundations · common

A 66-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy attends for review. Echocardiography shows a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30%, and he remains breathles…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 64-year-old man with type 2 diabetes has an HbA1c of 62 mmol/mol (7.8%) despite maximal-dose metformin and attention to diet and activity. He had a myocardial…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 72-year-old man with a history of hypertension and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) presents the emergency department due to sudden onset…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist