Family Planning in Sickle Cell Disease
A West African couple present to your surgery, they are planning on having a baby, but they are both known to be sickle-cell trait. They have come to discuss the chances of their baby being affected by the disorder. 1. How is sickle-cell disease inherited? Show Answer...
A 21-Year-Old Woman with an Intensely Itchy Rash
A 21-year-old woman develops a rash on her forearms shortly after spending the afternoon washing up at a restaurant where she has just started working. The rash is very itchy, but she has no other symptoms and feels well otherwise. The rash is shown below: 1. What is...
A 70-Year-Old Man with Severe Leg Pain
A 70-year-old man presents to the ED having developed sudden onset severe pain in his right leg. This occurred whilst he was watching television 1 hour earlier. On examination he is distressed, and his right leg is pale in appearance. His right foot feels cold to...
A Very Concerned Mother
A mother brings her 2-year-old son to the Emergency Department. They have previously presented 10 times over the past six months and on each occasion have been discharged. He has previously been investigated for multiple episodes of rectal bleeding, and no cause...
