A 45-Year-Old Woman With Unexplained Hearing Loss

A 45-Year-Old Woman With Unexplained Hearing Loss

Sep 1, 2015 | 4 comments

A 45-year-old woman presents complaining of difficulty hearing out of her right ear. She reports that her hearing loss is worsening, and in the last couple of weeks she has also had a fairly constant headache and feels dizzy. When you examine her right ear, you note...
A 67-Year-Old Woman With an Unusual Rash

A 67-Year-Old Woman With an Unusual Rash

Jul 1, 2015 | 0 comments

A 67-year-old woman comes to see you at the local walk-in centre with a rash on her left forearm. She has a past medical history of hypertension, which is usually well controlled on amlodipine 5 mg od. She feels well in herself today, but her arm feels a little sore....
A 21-Year-Old Woman Collapses at a Nightclub

A 21-Year-Old Woman Collapses at a Nightclub

Jun 1, 2015 | 3 comments

A 21-year-old woman is brought in to the Emergency Department having collapsed at a nightclub. She is drowsy, sweating profusely and her temperature is 41 degrees C rectally. Her heart rate is 125 bpm and her blood pressure is 170/83 mmHg. Her pupils are dilated and...