Results for “chest wall”

A 24-year-old man returns to clinic three weeks after coming off his motorbike onto his right shoulder. Radiographs at the time showed a fracture through the su…

Anatomy · Foundations · common

A 70-year-old woman vomits during a generalised seizure and becomes cyanosed. One hour later her temperature is 38.4°C, oxygen saturation is 88% on room air and…

Infectious Diseases · Clinical rotations · common

A 56-year-old man develops sharp central chest pain 36 hours after an uncomplicated inferior myocardial infarction. The pain is worse when he lies flat or takes…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 64-year-old man is recovering in hospital four days after an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary interventi…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 41-year-old woman is rescued from a vehicle fire with burns encircling the chest and upper abdomen. She is intubated and ventilated, but her peak airway press…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 62-year-old woman is reviewed three months after a large anterior myocardial infarction. She has mild exertional breathlessness but no recurrent chest pain; t…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 67-year-old man is recovering on the fourth day after an inferior myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. He suddenly d…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 41-year-old woman has been stable on clozapine for 18 months but presents with fever, painful swallowing and malaise. Her temperature is 38.5°C and her absolu…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · common

A 55-year-old with progressive difficulty swallowing solid foods over 4 months has no accompanying chest discomfort or unpleasant oral taste. Weight loss of abo…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common