Spot Dx — What’s causing this festive-looking rash?
Tai is a 32-year-old who presents with a mildly itchy rash on the trunk and back. He first noticed a single red patch on his…
Tag: Diagnostics
Spot Dx — Is the answer on the tip of the tongue?
Mary is a 58-year-old who presents with a two-year history of gradually worsening burning tongue pain. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below.…
Medical Must-See: Doctors cut out and cut open a 5kg myxoid ovarian tumour
A 36-year-old who presented after a month of left flank pain turned out to be carrying a 5kg myxoid ovarian leiomyoma. The patient presented to…
Wrist cuff BP measure ‘non-inferior’ to upper-arm reading
Validated blood pressure devices that take readings at a patient’s wrist are an appropriate option for patients who cannot use a traditional upper-arm cuff, Australian-led…
Hypertension is the hallmark of this easily missed diagnosis
Chen is a 46-year-old factory worker who presents with fatigue. He denies any associated systemic symptoms or stress at home or work and has not…
Spot Dx — What’s this bub’s abdominal mass?
Zane is a three-week-old male infant brought in by his parents with two days of fussiness with feeds, vomiting and now lethargy. Test your clinical…
A GP guide to amyloidosis
Need to know: Amyloidosis describes the group of diseases that result when amyloid fibrils accumulate in organs and result in organ dysfunction. There are about…
Spot Dx — Thigh mass is quite the kicker
Duncan, 43, presents with a six-week history of a soft tissue mass in the right upper thigh. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
Spot Dx — Why so short of breath after IVF?
Nicki is a 32-year-old who presents with three days of shortness of breath and right-sided pleuritic chest pain. Test your clinical know-how by taking the…
Medical Must-See: Unusual housemate leads to infection and aortic valve replacement
Even on Airbnb, most guests will not cause as much drama as this patient’s unusual lodger. The 49-year-old biologist presented to doctors in the Democratic…
