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A 62-year-old man wakes at 5 am with swelling of his lips and tongue that has worsened over three hours. He ate prawns and drank a glass of wine at a restaurant…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 5-month-old boy is brought to hospital with 2 days of nasal congestion, cough and reduced breastfeeds. He is alert but has subcostal recession and widespread…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman presents with three days of worsening unilateral throat pain, fever and difficulty swallowing. She cannot open her mouth fully, her voice is…

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

A 41-year-old woman is rescued from a vehicle fire with burns encircling the chest and upper abdomen. She is intubated and ventilated, but her peak airway press…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 46-year-old man is brought from a house fire with burns to his face and upper chest. He is awake, has soot around his mouth and is coughing; initially his voi…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 74-year-old woman with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents with increasing dyspnoea and drowsiness during a respiratory infection. On room a…

Respiratory · Clinical rotations · common

A 58-year-old man is receiving his first dose of intravenous vancomycin for a surgical site infection, charted to run over 60 minutes. Twenty minutes into the i…

Nursing · Clinical rotations · common

An 18-month-old boy wakes at 2 am with a harsh, barking cough and noisy breathing and is brought to the emergency department. He has had a runny nose for two da…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 9-month-old girl is brought to the emergency department with three days of runny nose and moist cough, and one day of fast, noisy breathing. She is taking abo…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 23-year-old man presents with a five-day history of worsening sore throat, and swallowing has become so painful that he is spitting his saliva into a cup. His…

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