Results for “iron deficiency anaemia”

A 27-year-old woman of Greek background attends for pre-pregnancy advice. She feels well. A full blood count taken by her previous doctor shows: haemoglobin 108…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 2-year-old boy whose parents were born in Vietnam has a blood test before starting childcare. He drinks about 700 mL of cow milk a day and refuses meat. He is…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 2-year-old girl is brought to a general practice because she is pale and always tired. Her weight has drifted from the 50th to the 10th centile over the past…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 20-month-old boy of Greek-Australian parents is investigated for pallor and irritability. He drinks about 1.2 litres of full-cream milk a day from a bottle, i…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 9-year-old girl has had five months of intermittent central abdominal pain, worst on school mornings. Her parents separated six months ago and she has missed…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 9-week-old boy has a full blood count taken when an intravenous cannula is inserted before an inguinal hernia repair. He was born at 39 weeks weighing 3300 g,…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 5-week-old girl is brought to the emergency department after two episodes of vomiting and an hour of unusual drowsiness. She was born at home at term after an…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 78-year-old retired farmer is brought in by his wife with four months of tiredness, vague upper abdominal discomfort and aching legs. He has lost 5 kg. He sto…

Psychiatry · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 34-year-old woman born in Vietnam is investigated for tiredness. Her periods are normal, she eats meat, takes no medicines, and was told she was slightly anae…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 67-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis reports increasing fatigue and reduced exercise tolerance. Her haemoglobin is 92 g/L (115–155), mean…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 69-year-old man has had three episodes of melaena over two months and requires repeated iron infusions. He takes no non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 27-year-old nulliparous woman requests reliable long-term contraception. Several times a year she has severe unilateral throbbing headaches that are preceded…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 24-year-old woman of Greek background is found to have abnormal results on a pre-employment blood count. She feels well, her periods are not heavy, and she re…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · common

A 68-year-old man presents with three months of increasing tiredness and breathlessness climbing stairs. He eats a mixed diet, takes no regular medications, and…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 28-year-old woman presents with eight months of crampy lower abdominal pain that eases after opening her bowels, together with bloating and a bowel habit alte…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 72-year-old woman with well-compensated alcoholic cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A) is referred due to persistent iron deficiency anaemia. She denies haematemesis, mel…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · niche

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