A Patient with a Suspected Pulmonary Embolus
A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department with chest pain. He has recently returned from Australia and has a history of a painful swollen right calf over the last couple of days. He is otherwise usually fit and well and has no known allergies. You suspect...
A 40-Year-Old Man with a Dry Cough and a Fever
A 40-year-old man presents with a dry cough and a fever for the past few days. His cough is non-productive. Today he has also had several episodes of diarrhoea and has developed bilateral pleuritic chest pain. He states that he is short of breath, most notably on...
Chickenpox Exposure in Pregnancy
You review a 31-year-old patient who is 14 weeks pregnant. She is worried as she was exposed to chickenpox two days ago. She cannot remember whether she has had chickenpox as a child. 1. If the mother were to contract chickenpox, what would the principal risk to the...
Needle Cricothyroidotomy
A 24-year-old man has been involved in a road traffic accident and suffered facial and thoracic injuries. The anaesthetist has been unable to intubate the patient and is going to attempt a needle cricothyroidotomy. 1. What are the anatomical landmarks for this...
