Results for “haemoglobin”

A 79-year-old woman is admitted with ongoing lower gastrointestinal bleeding and a haemoglobin concentration of 72 g/L (reference range 115–155). She is receivi…

Cardiovascular · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 21-year-old university student notices yellowing of his eyes after several days of restricted food intake during examinations. He is otherwise well and has no…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman presents with headache, confusion and reduced urine output. She is pale and has scattered petechiae; investigations show haemoglobin 78 g/L…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man with a recent transurethral resection of a bladder tumour presents with worsening suprapubic pain and inability to pass urine. He has passed b…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 7-year-old boy has complained of pain in both thighs and an intermittent limp for one month. He is pale but afebrile, and there is no joint swelling; both hip…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · common

A 79-year-old woman falls at home and develops groin pain. Pelvic and hip radiographs show no fracture, but after analgesia she still cannot take four steps and…

Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man with metastatic oesophageal cancer develops a symptomatic proximal deep vein thrombosis. He completed treatment for melaena from the tumour tw…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 32-year-old man is rescued from a burning warehouse. He is confused, hypotensive and tachypnoeic, with soot on his face but no wheeze. His pulse oximeter read…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 46-year-old man develops jaundice, dark urine and exertional dyspnoea over several weeks. He has splenomegaly, a haemoglobin concentration of 78 g/L (130–170)…

Haematology and Oncology · Mechanisms of disease · common

A 67-year-old woman with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis reports increasing fatigue and reduced exercise tolerance. Her haemoglobin is 92 g/L (115–155), mean…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 30-hour-old boy develops jaundice and pallor. He is feeding reasonably well and has mild splenomegaly. His mother is blood group O positive and he is group B…

Paediatrics · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist

A 66-year-old man is admitted with melaena from a duodenal ulcer and undergoes successful endoscopic haemostasis. He has taken aspirin 100 mg daily since a myoc…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 69-year-old man has had three episodes of melaena over two months and requires repeated iron infusions. He takes no non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 67-year-old man presents with recurrent passage of bright-red blood and clots. After initial fluid replacement, his blood pressure is 126/74 mmHg and pulse is…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old man presents after completing an unusually strenuous cross-country event with severe thigh pain and dark urine. His creatinine concentration is 28…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common

A 27-year-old man is bitten while walking through long grass near Tamworth, New South Wales. He brings a photograph of a slender brown snake, but the species ca…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 46-year-old woman presents with fatigue, jaundice and dark urine that began after a respiratory infection. She has mild splenomegaly but no renal or neurologi…

AMC · Clinical rotations · common

A 35-year-old woman presents with bruising, gum bleeding and increasing lethargy. Her haemoglobin is 84 g/L (115–155), platelet count 18 × 10^9/L (150–400), whi…

AMC · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old man presents with fever, bruising and aching in the long bones. He has pallor, scattered petechiae and a spleen palpable 2 cm below the costal mar…

AMC · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 74-year-old man reports several months of fatigue and burning of his feet. He has a smooth, sore tongue and impaired vibration sense at both ankles. His haemo…

AMC · Clinical rotations · common