Results for “mouth and saliva”

A father telephones the emergency department. Twenty minutes ago he found his 20-month-old daughter with the back of the television remote prised open and one o…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist

An 18-month-old boy is brought to a rural emergency department after being found in a farm shed beside a spilt container, with his clothing wet. He is drowsy bu…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 20-month-old girl is brought to a metropolitan emergency department 45 minutes after her brother saw her swallow a 20 mm lithium button battery from a remote…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · niche

A 43-year-old man is brought in 18 hours after a meal that included home-bottled vegetables. Over the past six hours his eyelids have drooped, his vision has do…

Physiology · Foundations · middle twist

A 42-year-old man was treated with radioactive iodine for Graves disease three days ago. He now reports dry mouth and painful swelling in front of both ears, wo…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 34-year-old man in suburban Sydney felt a sharp pinprick on the back of his hand while moving pot plants stacked against the house. Over the next two hours he…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 23-year-old man presents with a five-day history of worsening sore throat, and swallowing has become so painful that he is spitting his saliva into a cup. His…

Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat · Clinical rotations · common