Results for “referred pain”

A 49-year-old woman with a recently diagnosed adrenal pheochromocytoma requires drainage of a painful dental abscess before definitive tumour surgery. Her blood…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · niche

A 27-year-old woman with a desired pregnancy presents at 8 weeks with mild vaginal bleeding but no pain. Transvaginal ultrasonography shows an intrauterine gest…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 72-year-old woman has developed a new unilateral temporal headache over three weeks. She reports pain when chewing and two recent episodes in which vision in…

AMC · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 46-year-old woman with bipolar disorder has been stable on lithium carbonate for five years. She presents with two days of nausea, vomiting and unsteadiness o…

Psychiatry and Mental Health · Clinical rotations · common

A 14-year-old boy presents with sudden severe lower abdominal pain that woke him from sleep two hours ago, accompanied by two episodes of vomiting. He is pale a…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 22-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with 24 hours of lower abdominal pain that began around the umbilicus and is now most marked on the rig…

Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 45-year-old woman has a 7-mm calculus in the distal ureter on non-contrast CT. Her pain is controlled with oral analgesia, creatinine is normal, and she is af…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 31-year-old woman at 18 weeks' gestation presents with sudden left flank pain and microscopic haematuria. She is afebrile, her blood pressure is 126/74 mmHg a…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 46-year-old man notices sudden hearing loss in his left ear on waking 48 hours ago. He has no pain, discharge or recent upper respiratory infection, and otosc…

Eyes, Ears, Nose and Throat · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman presents with painful genital lesions that began as small blisters 3 days ago. She describes burning on urination and has bilateral tender i…

General Practice and Population Health · Clinical rotations · common

A 59-year-old man has a painless left cervical mass that has enlarged over 6 weeks. He reports drenching night sweats and has no dental infection, pharyngitis o…

Haematology and Oncology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 24-year-old woman presents with right knee pain, swelling, and difficulty walking for the past 2 days. She also reports multiple joint pains and swelling. The…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist