Hypertension is the hallmark of this easily missed diagnosis
Chen is a 46-year-old factory worker who presents with fatigue. He denies any associated systemic symptoms or stress at home or work and has not…
Article Type: Case Report
Helping to close the loop on glycaemic control
Kaye is a 60-year-old woman with a highly demanding job as a CEO. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 54 and started…
Meat as medicine for hidradenitis suppurativa
June, a 40-year-old public servant, presents as a new patient for a checkup. Her main concern is that she has been eating an almost carnivore…
Scoping out an unsettled child
Caleb, a three-year-old boy, is brought in by his parents with a four-day history of intermittent fever and soft stool. He has vomited twice over…
A cosmetic concern that is more than skin deep
Fen, a 61-year-old woman, visits her GP to review the results of recent blood tests. She is concerned about a lump under her right eye,…
Oddly puffy shins and frothy urine
Daniel is a 19-year-old university student who presents to his GP with a one-month history of bilateral pitting oedema to his mid-shins and three months…
Successful sensory preservation for the breast and nipple post-mastectomy
Justine, a 54-year-old woman with no familial breast cancer history, presents with biopsy-confirmed left breast cancer. She undergoes initial left unilateral therapeutic mammoplasty for tumour…
Diabetes out of the blue points to a life-changing diagnosis
Keith, a 67-year-old retiree, presents to his GP with several months of weight loss and increased appetite. He is otherwise well with no past medical…
Persistent headache and fever in a globe-trotting chef
Mai, a 51-year-old Thai chef and restaurant owner, presents with a five-day history of headache associated with fever, lethargy, nausea and vomiting. Two days prior,…
A lesson in mealtime carb counting for type 1 diabetes
Josh is a 26-year-old accountant diagnosed with type 1 diabetes six months ago after presenting to hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis. Josh has no other known…
