A 12-year-old boy presents to your local ED complaining of a 2-day history of chest pain.…
Papa Smurf has a Seizure
A 40-year-old man had a seizure witnessed by his wife; she reports that he was unresponsive and his limbs were shaking.…
Not Another Hyperemesis
This case discusses a young woman who presents to the ED at 11/40 gestation with intractable vomiting and altered mental status for three days.…
Slow to warm up
You receive a standby call female found at the bottom of a mountain, her temperature is unrecordable What would you do?…
Red Forearms and Green Fingers
A 46-year-old man attends the ED with an itchy rash on both his forearms. It started yesterday evening, and has worsened today.…
Headache and Vomiting
A 16-year-old patient with headache and vomiting with a past medical history of dysmenorrhoea.…
The Limping Child
A 7-year-old girl presents to the Paediatric A&E with a 3 week history of increasing pain in her right hip.…
Spill the Tea
A 32-year-old man presents to the ED with RUQ, tachycardia and diarrhoea after starting a new herbal supplement for weight loss.…
Drunk and Fell (… off a roof)
An 18-year-old male self-presents to the ED 36 hours after falling from a rooftop while intoxicated.…
A stag do abroad
34-year-old male with malaise, myalgia, bilateral neck swelling and a headache…
To drain or not to drain?
A 67-year-old man presents with shortness of breath and fever. He has recently completed his first 2 week chemotherapy course for auricular Squamous Cell Carcinoma, administered via a PICC line.…
Eye’m worried about my red eye!
A 28-year-old male presents with an acutely red eye and reduced visual acuity.…
Henna – Temporary Tattoo Trouble
A 17-year-old woman presents to ED with intense pain a week after having a henna tattoo.…
A Vesicular Rash in a Toddler
A 3-year-old boy presents to the Children’s Emergency Department with a painful rash.…
Burning Up
An 89-year-old female presents with an unrecordable temperature.…
Sore Foot After Footie
A man in his 20s attends the ED after injuring his foot while playing football.…
Pop Goes the Lung
A 23-year-old male was playing rugby 4 days ago. He was touching down in his in-goal area for a 5-metre scrum when he was kneed in the back towards his left side.…
Headache with Stealthy Hypertension
A 45-year-old male with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome presents to the ED with paroxysmal headaches and elevated blood pressure.…
Name that Broken Bone
This 18-year-old patient was allegedly punched by a stranger during a night out.…
Abnormal Nose Bleed
A 25-year-old male patient presents to the emergency department with a history of nosebleeds when he presses his forehead.…