Results for “hypertension”

A 29-year-old woman has a 1.4 L haemorrhage after an uncomplicated vaginal birth. The placenta is complete and there is no vaginal or cervical tear. Despite ute…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 32-year-old woman presents seven days after an uncomplicated delivery with five sudden, severe headaches over 48 hours. Each begins abruptly during bathing or…

AMC · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman presents with 10 days of progressive daily headache and brief episodes of greying vision. She is six weeks postpartum and takes a combined o…

AMC · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 62-year-old woman is receiving her first unit of packed red blood cells for symptomatic anaemia. Fifteen minutes after commencement her temperature rises from…

Nursing · Pre-internship · common

A 71-year-old woman attends a community nursing service with a shallow ulcer above the left medial malleolus present for 8 weeks. The surrounding skin is brown-…

Nursing · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 26-year-old backpacker is snorkelling off Port Douglas in far north Queensland in December when she feels a mild sting on her forearm, leaving only faint redn…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 34-year-old man in suburban Sydney felt a sharp pinprick on the back of his hand while moving pot plants stacked against the house. Over the next two hours he…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 47-year-old Aboriginal man from a regional town has type 2 diabetes and hypertension, for which metformin, perindopril and rosuvastatin are prescribed. At rev…

General Practice and Population Health · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 58-year-old woman presents after a single episode of light vaginal bleeding one week ago. Her last menstrual period was at age 51 and she has never used menop…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 26-year-old primigravida presents at 11 weeks gestation by dates with two weeks of persistent vomiting and one day of light vaginal bleeding. Her blood pressu…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 28-year-old primigravida gives birth vaginally at 38 weeks gestation. During labour she was commenced on oral labetalol for blood pressure readings of 160/108…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 72-year-old woman presents with an ulcer above her left medial malleolus that has been present for eight weeks. She has type 2 diabetes and smoked a packet of…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man presents with a 24-hour history of a painful, swollen right knee and is now unable to bear weight. He takes hydrochlorothiazide for hypertensi…

Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal · Clinical rotations · common

A 72-year-old man presents three days after an episode of weakness of his left arm and leg with slurred speech, which resolved completely within 20 minutes. He…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · common

A 72-year-old man with hypertension and a 40 pack-year smoking history presents with sudden severe left flank pain radiating to the groin that began one hour ag…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 66-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy attends for review. Echocardiography shows a left ventricular ejection fraction of 30%, and he remains breathles…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 38-year-old man is reviewed because his blood pressure remains elevated despite perindopril 10 mg and amlodipine 10 mg daily. He feels well, sleeps soundly wi…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 52-year-old man has a blood pressure of 162/98 mmHg despite adequate doses of perindopril, amlodipine and hydrochlorothiazide, with good adherence confirmed.…

Endocrine and Metabolic · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 23-year-old man presents because his urine has turned dark brown, which he noticed this morning. Two days ago he developed a sore throat and runny nose, which…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common

A 76-year-old woman taking perindopril for hypertension and regular ibuprofen for knee osteoarthritis presents after three days of vomiting and watery diarrhoea…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common