Results for “clinical examination”

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 7-year-old boy falls from playground equipment and sustains a displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus. His hand is warm, capillary refill is 1.5 secon…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 28-year-old electrician receives an electrical injury while working on industrial equipment. There is a small contact mark on the palm and a larger mark at th…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

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

An 8-month-old girl has a temperature of 39.4°C and has been unsettled for two days. She is drinking, has normal work of breathing and perfusion, and examinatio…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 44-year-old woman develops a severe headache while lifting her young child; she says it was already unbearable before she could put the child down. She has vo…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

An otherwise well 29-year-old woman presents eight days after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery with a headache that has gradually intensified over four days. I…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 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 9-year-old refugee presents with a sore throat and neck swelling after arriving in Australia from a region with limited vaccination coverage. He is febrile bu…

Infectious Diseases · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 46-year-old man with longstanding alcohol dependence has eaten little during two weeks of vomiting. He is inattentive, walks with a broad-based gait and repea…

General Practice and Population Health · Clinical rotations · common

An 81-year-old man is admitted with a fractured neck of femur and becomes inattentive and disorganised over 24 hours. His level of alertness fluctuates, but he…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Clinical rotations · common

An 82-year-old woman is assessed after falling in her kitchen. She remembers reaching for a shelf but denies spinning, loss of consciousness, palpitations or li…

Geriatrics and Palliative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 37-year-old woman at 37 weeks has a small amount of vaginal bleeding shortly after her membranes rupture. She remains haemodynamically stable, with no abdomin…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 66-year-old man develops abrupt spinning vertigo and vomiting while gardening. Six hours later he remains unable to stand without support; examination shows h…

Neurology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 72-year-old woman with hypertension reports three episodes in the past week in which the vision in her right eye became obscured from the top down, each lasti…

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

A 25-year-old woman had a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device inserted six months ago. She now has a missed period, lower abdominal pain worse on the r…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · common

A 47-year-old woman has developed bleeding between otherwise irregular periods over the past four months. She has a body mass index of 36 kg/m² and polycystic o…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

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 27-year-old woman has painless enlargement of the left side of her neck and drenching night sweats. She has no sore throat, dental symptoms or recent travel.…

AMC · Clinical rotations · common