Iron deficiency anaemia

A 2-year-old girl is brought to a general practice because she is pale and always tired. Her weight has drifted from the 50th to the 10th centile over the past…

Clinical rotations · common

A 20-month-old boy of Greek-Australian parents is investigated for pallor and irritability. He drinks about 1.2 litres of full-cream milk a day from a bottle, i…

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…

Clinical rotations · common

A 68-year-old man presents with three months of increasing tiredness and breathlessness climbing stairs. He eats a mixed diet, takes no regular medications, and…

Clinical rotations · common