Case of the Month

A monthly clinical scenario with helpful take home messages

Whilst primarily written for trainees preparing for the FFICM examination, these short articles can be used as 'quick CPD’ by anyone.  Each article is essentially a summary of a topic rather than a review article, but they aim to provide key points in an accessible format.

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Case of the Month #32 Diagnosis of brain death
A 61 year old gentleman was admitted to the Emergency Department following a witnessed sudden collapse. On initial assessment in the Resuscitation Room, he was noted to be tachycardic (120 bpm) and hypertensive (186/94 mmHg)...

Author Dr Marc Fadden

Organ Donation, Neuro
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Case of the Month #31 Mitral stenosis and RV failure
A 42 year old female, presents to the Emergency Department with worsening shortness of breath. She has been unwell for a few days with increasing breathlessness and cough, which isn’t relieved with inhalers. She also reports increasing swelling of her feet and legs over the past 2 weeks...

Author: Dr Swathi Pinto

Cardiovascular; Cardiothoracic
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Case of the Month #30 Aortic Dissection
The emergency department refers a 72-year-old gentleman who woke up this morning with excruciating pain in his chest and between his scapulae, which he describes as ‘tearing’. He is known to have hypertension and has a 50 pack-year history of smoking. On examination he has a heart rate of 103 beats-per-minute (BPM) and a blood pressure (BP) of 190/101mmHg in the right arm and 171/97mmHg in the left...

Author Dr Joslan Scherewode

Cardiovascular

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