Rare phenomenon delays diagnosis
A 60-year-old heterosexual male presents to his GP with a three-week history of fatigue, arthralgia and night sweats. Blood tests reveal liver function derangement with…
Article Type: Case Report
Low carb, high reward
At age 55, Frankie has multiple health problems. Long-term mental illness has been managed with polypharmacy for many years. Clozapine therapy has contributed to weight…
Blue hue – what to do?
Jean, an 86-year-old female, is a new admission to a nursing home. She reports she has had a few years of chronic bilateral upper limb…
A holistic approach
Jack, an 83-year-old nursing home resident, has increasing redness around the anus and natal cleft, noted by nursing staff who request his GP to review.…
Patient case – emergency gastric complication of type 1 diabetes
Jamilla, 41, presents to hospital with epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting on a background of type 1 diabetes, diagnosed 11 years ago. During admission, she…
A pancreatic puzzler
Andrew is a 69-year-old retired public servant who presents with vague epigastric and periumbilical burning pain that has kept him awake at night for the…
A potential workplace peril
Sam is a 38-year-old office manager who presents to ED with a one-hour history of left-sided sharp pleuritic chest pain. He denies shortness of breath,…
The metamorphosis of my patient Mark and the wonders of clinical hindsight
Mark, 34, was having a rough trot. Well, 2020 and 2021 was rough for many of us, but Mark was having it tougher than most.…
An unusual case of diabetes
When her usual GP is on leave, 67-year-old Jen presents to a GP she has not seen previously with early cellulitis affecting her forearm, after…
An intriguing instance of icterus
Ted is a 48-year-old real estate agent who presents with a sore throat that he has had for three days. He tested negative for COVID-19…
