An Overdose with an Unknown Substance

An Overdose with an Unknown Substance

May 1, 2018 | 7 comments

A 30-year-old woman presents having taken an overdose of an unknown substance. She is drowsy and slurring her speech. Her observations are as follows: HR 116, BP 91/57, SaO2 96% on air. GCS 11/15. The results of her arterial blood gas (ABG) on air are shown below:...
A Vomiting Medical Student

A Vomiting Medical Student

Apr 1, 2018 | 1 comment

A 21-year-old medical student presents with severe retrosternal pain, pain on swallowing, and breathlessness. Over the weekend he went on a heavy drinking binge after finishing his exams and spent most of the previous evening vomiting and retching forcefully. You...
A Homeless Man with a Head Injury

A Homeless Man with a Head Injury

Feb 1, 2018 | 4 comments

A 61-year-old man of no fixed abode suffers a head injury during a fall. You organise a full set of bloods and a CT scan of the head as part of his work up. The bloods show deranged liver function tests and a macrocytic anemia. The CT scan of the head is reported as...
Sudden Onset Severe Abdominal Pain

Sudden Onset Severe Abdominal Pain

Jan 1, 2018 | 1 comment

A 68-year-old man with a history of rheumatoid arthritis presents with sudden onset severe abdominal pain. On examination his abdomen is rigid, with generalized tenderness, guarding and rebound tenderness. An erect chest X-ray is performed, which is shown below:...
A Student with a Sore Throat

A Student with a Sore Throat

Nov 1, 2017 | 1 comment

A 19-year-old student presents with a one-week history of a sore throat, low-grade fever, and malaise. She states that a week ago she had a fine rash over her body that faded quickly. On examination you note the presence of mild splenomegaly. 1. What is the most...