A 30-Year-Old Man with Heartburn and Dysphagia
A 30-year-old man presents with symptoms of persistent heartburn, dysphagia and intermittent food bolus obstruction. He was recently prescribed a short course of standard-dose omeprazole by one of your colleagues but has this has not improved his symptoms. An...
A Patient with Troublesome Acne
You review a patient with moderately severe acne that has been treated with a variety of topical agents over the past 6 months. There has been a poor response treatment and you consider switching to an oral antibiotic. You are aware that there is an increasing issue...
A 67-Year-Old Woman with Anxiety and Confusion
A 67-year-old lady presents anxious, confused and agitated. She has also vomited several times. She has recently been started on a course of amoxicillin for a presumed chest infection by one of your colleagues. You are unable to take a coherent history from her but...
A 25-Year-Old Woman with a Neck Injury
A 25-year-old female patient is being assessed for a possible cervical spine injury following blunt trauma. Her C-spine X-ray series is inadequate and a decision is made to organise a CT scan of her cervical spine. Under what circumstances should CT scanning be used...
