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 #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
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Case of the Month #29 Bronchiolitis
It’s February and a concerned mother brings in her 4-month-old boy, Jacob, to the paediatric emergency department. After two days of fever and runny nose, his mother, Janice, takes him to the General Practitioner. Today, Janice is concerned by his chesty cough and audible wheeze...

Author Dr Jonathan La Crette
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Case of the Month #28 Cardiac Tamponade
You are called to see a 52-year-old gentleman on the coronary care unit who was admitted with a myocardial infection 3 days ago...

Authors Dr Gursevak Singh and Dr Andrew Martin

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