- Clinical Case, Pocus
Can you identify these commonly occurring artefacts in your daily practice?
- Clinical Case
A 25-year-old man with no significant past medical history presents to the ED with his wife complaining of a one day history of vomiting and diarrhoea.
- Clinical Case
A flight, a scar, and a swollen leg. What lies beneath the surface isnt just a clot.
- Clinical Case, ECG
An 84-year-old presents with shortness of breath, chest pain, and appears peri-arrest.
- Clinical Case
A 20-year-old male assaulted and presenting with jaw pain but no obvious deformity had a missed mandibular fracture due to lack of imaging.
- Clinical Case
A young female footballer presents with a swollen, painful knee after being tackled. Examination reveals a large effusion.
- Clinical Case
A normally well man in his 50s presents with severe chest pain following vomiting.
- Clinical Case
A 46-year-old male presents to the ED with 3 months refractory headache and subacute forehead swelling (unknown duration) with acute periorbital oedema.
- Clinical Case
A 45-year-old male presents to the ED with a four-day history of right sided testicular pain and swelling.
- Clinical Case
A 49-year-old female returns to the ED with post-traumatic elbow pain. She appears tearful. She was discharged a week ago after sustaining a fall, which was diagnosed as muscular back pain.
- Clinical Case
A case of a 3-year-old child brought in to the ED by their mum, blue and breathless.
- Clinical Case
A 38-year-old male presents with fever and a rash and concerns about what he believes are infected haemorrhoids. He has no past medical history.
- Clinical Case
A 17-year-old male who sustained a patellar dislocation and an avulsion fracture following a fall during a basketball game.
- Clinical Case
A 23-year-old male with autism, ADHD and prior self-harm presents with suicidal hallucinations. Initially cooperative, he later becomes agitated and violent, requiring urgent intervention for safety despite de-escalation attempts.
- Clinical Case
A woman presents with prolonged low-grade fever following a recent gynaecological procedure.
- Clinical Case
4am and a trauma call for an intoxicated 45-year-old man who has tripped and fallen into a lamppost, hitting his head.
- Clinical Case
A 70-year-old patient, on nasogastric feeding, was seen with a spontaneous non-functioning NG tube, passed 2 days ago successfully. Attempts with fresh tap water flushes went in vain. Physician felt quite a resistance while trying to pull it out.
- Clinical Case
A 45-year-old female with end-stage COPD presents with acute breathlessness and drowsiness. Despite optimized medical management and prior discussions on care preferences, she declines interventions and has died shortly after admission.
- Clinical Case
A 37-year old female woman presents with worsening shortness-of-breath and is noted to be severely hypertensive.
- Clinical Case
A young woman is seriously unwell. Her flatmates give you all the information you need. Now you must save her life. Period!
- Clinical Case
A 73-year-old female, who lives alone, is found collapsed at home by her neighbours and brought in the ED.
- Clinical Case
A 30-year-old, 50kg, factory worker presents to your ED following a chemical burn injury. While operating a machine at the Royal Mint an accident sprayed chemical over his face, neck and upper chest.