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A 22-year-old man was struck on the right temple by a cricket ball three hours ago in a country town. He was briefly unconscious, then walked off the field and…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 46-year-old accountant is brought in by his wife. Over five weeks he has become convinced that his neighbours are broadcasting his thoughts to the street, and…

Psychiatry · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 24-year-old man is brought in after his motorcycle struck a fence post. He opens his eyes to pain, makes incomprehensible sounds and localises with his right…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 48-year-old man has a large right middle cerebral artery infarction despite reperfusion treatment. Twenty-four hours later he becomes increasingly drowsy, dev…

Neurology · 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 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 72-year-old woman is undergoing evaluation for persistent postprandial fullness and intermittent epigastric discomfort. She has no history of reflux or dyspha…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist