A 50-Year-Old Man With a Swollen Neck

A 50-Year-Old Man With a Swollen Neck

Aug 1, 2015 | 3 comments

A 50-year-old man from India presents with neck pain, fevers and a large right-sided submandibular swelling. On examination the swelling is non-fluctuant and is situated below the angle of the jaw. The floor of his mouth appears oedematous. His temperature is 39.5...
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 Case of Difficult to Control Hypertension

A Case of Difficult to Control Hypertension

Mar 1, 2015 | 1 comment

A 53-year-old man returns to your GP surgery for review of his blood pressure medication. He has been seen several times and you have been finding his hypertension difficult to control. He also states that he has been feeling very tired and fatigued of late and is...