Spot Dx — What’s behind this blurred vision?
Penny is a 31-year-old architect who presents with sudden right visual disturbance. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the…
Article Type: Spot Diagnosis
Spot Dx — Be first out the gait to diagnose this calf pain
Edie, an eight-year-old girl, is seen via telehealth consultation with 24 hours of bilateral calf pain and disturbed gait, worsening despite regular paracetamol administration. Test…
Spot Dx — What’s round, red and itching all over?
A 68-year-old Caucasian woman presents with a two-year history of an erythematous and intensely pruritic rash that she thinks is psoriasis. Test your clinical know-how…
Spot Dx — A painful elbow that’s just not cricket
Jim is a 63-year-old retired, right-handed labourer who presents with 12 months of a progressively painful right elbow. Test your clinical know-how by taking the…
Spot Dx — Do these brown rings catch your eye?
Sera is a 35-year-old receptionist whose optometrist has recommended she see her GP regarding corneal lesions. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below.…
Spot Dx — Can you nail down the cause of these dermatologic changes?
A 22-year-old male presents with a five-year history of bilateral nail discolouration, thickening and irregular appearance. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below.…
Spot Dx — What’s the cause of this blackout?
A bystander races into the practice, asking for help for a man who has blacked out up the road. Test your clinical know-how by taking…
Spot Dx — Can you name this solitary nodule?
A 71-year-old retired firefighter presents with a solitary nodule on his left arm. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select…
Spot Dx — What’s causing these sudden-onset burning lesions?
Cherie is a 42-year-old physiotherapist who presents with a week of sudden-onset large red-to-brown skin lesions, associated with some blistering, on the lower limbs. Test…
Spot Dx — Thumb lump plays havoc for this violinist
Alphonsus is a 65-year-old professional violinist who presents with a lump on the radio-volar aspect of the interphalangeal joint of his right thumb. Test your…
