Results for “oesophagus”

A 34-year-old woman describes 18 months of intermittent difficulty swallowing. From the beginning both liquids and solids have been affected, and it is worse wh…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

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

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

You are the intern covering a medical ward at 2 am. A 61-year-old woman with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C is admitted with hepatic encephalopathy; she is drowsy…

Acute Care · Pre-internship · niche

A medical student is bag-mask ventilating a 62-year-old woman who is apnoeic after a benzodiazepine overdose. She has a palpable pulse and a correctly sized ora…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 58-year-old man with a 3-year history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) undergoes an upper endoscopy for ongoing reflux symptoms. Endoscopy reveals a…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 58-year-old man is undergoing evaluation for chronic upper gastrointestinal symptoms. He reports longstanding retrosternal burning, especially at night and af…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common