Results for “urinary obstruction”

An 84-year-old man with prostate cancer and bone metastases is catheterised in the emergency department for painless retention that has built up over several we…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old woman weighing 65 kg is in the emergency department with urinary sepsis. Intravenous antibiotics were given within 30 minutes of arrival and she h…

Acute Care · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 68-year-old man presents with two days of rigors and right flank pain and is confused on arrival. Temperature 38.8 °C, respiratory rate 26/min, heart rate 118…

Acute Care · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 4-year-old girl has had puffy eyelids each morning for two weeks and now has swollen legs and a distended abdomen. Her blood pressure is 96/58 mmHg. Urine tes…

Physiology · Foundations · common

A 68-year-old man with a recent transurethral resection of a bladder tumour presents with worsening suprapubic pain and inability to pass urine. He has passed b…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman at 25 weeks of pregnancy presents with right flank pain, rigors and vomiting. Her temperature is 39.2°C, pulse 132/min and blood pressure 92…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 26-year-old man is referred for recurrent episodes of yellowing of the eyes, usually after intercurrent illness. He has no pruritus, abdominal pain or weight…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Mechanisms of disease · niche

A 29-year-old man presents after completing an unusually strenuous cross-country event with severe thigh pain and dark urine. His creatinine concentration is 28…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common

A 7-month-old previously well boy is brought to the emergency department after six hours of episodes of sudden inconsolable screaming during which he draws his…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 58-year-old woman presents with two days of right loin pain radiating to the groin, associated with shaking chills. Her temperature is 38.9°C, pulse 118/min a…

Emergency and Toxicology · Pre-internship · middle twist

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

A 64-year-old woman has had an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 26 mL/min/1.73 m² on two measurements 4 months apart. Her urine albumin:creatinine ratio…

Haematology and Oncology · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 72-year-old man is found to have a serum creatinine of 286 micromol/L, compared with 98 micromol/L 3 months earlier. He reports six months of poor urinary str…

Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common

A 36-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus has increasing ankle swelling and foamy urine. Her urine protein-to-creatinine ratio is 180 mg/mmol (refer…

Renal, Urology and Electrolytes · Clinical rotations · common

A a 68-year-old man with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease presents with worsening kidney function over the past two weeks. He started a proton pump…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common

Which of the following medications is commonly used to facilitate the passage of ureteral stones?

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common

A 59-year-old male presents to the clinic with progressive difficulty urinating, hesitancy, and a weak stream. He also complains about waking up multiple times…

Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common