Results for “jaundice”

A 19-day-old girl is reviewed for jaundice that has persisted since discharge from hospital. Her mother reports that the urine has stained the nappy dark and th…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 3-week-old boy is brought with persistent jaundice, poor weight gain and two episodes of jitteriness before feeds. He was born at term with a small penis and…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 32-year-old man presents to an Australian emergency department with fever, headache and myalgia 10 days after returning from Papua New Guinea. He took doxycyc…

Infectious Diseases · Clinical rotations · common

A 26-year-old man is referred for recurrent episodes of yellowing of the eyes, usually after intercurrent illness. He has no pruritus, abdominal pain or weight…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Mechanisms of disease · niche

A 32-year-old woman at 34 weeks gestation reports two weeks of intense itching that is worse at night and began on her hands and feet. She has no rash, abdomina…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 34-year-old man with established primary sclerosing cholangitis develops worsening pruritus and jaundice over six weeks, with a 5 kg weight loss. His bilirubi…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 47-year-old woman has fatigue, pruritus and intermittent jaundice. Alanine aminotransferase is 680 U/L (5–40), IgG is 31 g/L (7–16), antinuclear and smooth-mu…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman is admitted with nausea, jaundice and right upper-quadrant discomfort. Her alanine aminotransferase is 9200 U/L (5–40), aspartate aminotrans…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 42-year-old man presents with several months of pruritus followed by yellowing of the eyes. He has ulcerative colitis, an alkaline phosphatase of 680 U/L (30–…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old Aboriginal man attends an annual health assessment. He injects methamphetamine intermittently and reports sharing a needle once four months ago; h…

Infectious Diseases · Pre-internship · 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 31-year-old primigravida at 33 weeks gestation reports one week of intense generalised itching that is worst at night and most severe over her palms and the s…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 4-week-old girl born at term is reviewed because she is still visibly jaundiced. The jaundice was first noticed on day three of life; she is fully breastfed,…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 34-year-old man presents with five days of fever, drenching sweats, severe headache behind the eyes and aching muscles. He started work at a rural Queensland…

General Practice and Population Health · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old woman presents with two days of constant right upper quadrant and epigastric pain. Overnight she had two episodes of violent, uncontrollable shaki…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 35-year-old man born in Vietnam attends for pre-employment health screening and is found to have the following results: HBsAg negative, anti-HBs positive at 8…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of vomiting blood and lightheadedness. He reports passing black stools over the past fe…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common

A patient presents with dark urine and pale stools. Laboratory tests show: Total bilirubin: 8 mg/dL (Reference range: 0.1 – 1.2 mg/dL) Indirect bilirubin: 1 mg/…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist