Case of the Month

A 22 year old female was admitted to the Acute Assessment Unit with shortness of breath. She has a past history of anxiety and depression. The history revealed that she was refusing to eat anything for over a week and was losing weight over the last few months...

Author Dr Abhay Vaidya

Maternal Collapse

A 31 year old primigravida presents in spontaneous labour at 39+4 weeks gestation. The pregnancy has been uncomplicated thus far. On initial vaginal examination her cervix is 4 cm dilated and she in contracting regularly. She is in significant pain and requests an epidural...

Author Dr Tim Knowles

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES)

A 51 year old woman is referred from the medical team. She had been admitted with new onset confusion, blurred vision and headache. She has had two tonic-clonic seizures in hospital and the medical registrar is concerned that she is in status epilepticus. She had a background of SLE...

Author Dr Helen Cole