Results for “pulmonary embolism”

A 62-year-old man with treated hypertension develops severe pain between his shoulder blades while carrying a bag of potting mix. It was as bad in the first few…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 62-year-old man collapses in the emergency department waiting room. He is pulseless and the monitor shows ventricular fibrillation. Chest compressions are in…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 58-year-old man has had constant central chest heaviness for 70 minutes, radiating to his left arm, with sweating and nausea. The pain is unchanged by posture…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

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 56-year-old man develops sharp central chest pain 36 hours after an uncomplicated inferior myocardial infarction. The pain is worse when he lies flat or takes…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 71-year-old man presents with three days of dyspnoea. CT pulmonary angiography shows bilateral pulmonary emboli and right ventricular enlargement; his blood p…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman at 10 weeks of pregnancy presents with sudden pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. Her heart rate is 108/min, oxygen saturation is 98% o…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 64-year-old man becomes hypotensive shortly after reperfusion of an inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction. He is distressed but has clear breath sounds,…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman at 28 weeks gestation presents with sudden pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. Her pulse is 108/min, oxygen saturation is 97% on room a…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man develops sudden pleuritic chest pain and tachypnoea after prolonged immobility. Arterial blood gas analysis on room air shows pH 7.48, PaCO2 3…

Biomedical Science · Mechanisms of disease · common

A 66-year-old man is five days after an ultra-low anterior resection for rectal cancer and had initially been recovering well. Overnight he developed an irregul…

Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 28-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with two days of right-sided chest pain that is worse on deep inspiration. She takes a combined oral co…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 74-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer presents with sudden dyspnoea and pleuritic chest pain. CT pulmonary angiography confirms bilateral pulmonary…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common