Spot Dx — Nailing a tricky diagnosis
Tim is a 63-year-old retired café owner who presents with a 12-month history of progressive fingernail discolouration. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
Dr Kate Kelso
Dr Kelso is a GP and medical editor at Australian Doctor.
Spot Dx — What’s behind this ‘tight’ skin?
Shan, a 46-year-old chef, presents with multiple papules on the face, which have been present for several years and are gradually multiplying. Test your clinical…
Spot Dx — Is it sunburn or something more fishy?
Pete, a 35-year-old, is seen urgently via telehealth to review a red, hot, itchy rash on his back that developed 30 minutes ago. Test your…
Spot Dx — What’s behind these shin spots?
Gerald is a 52-year-old IT technician who presents with a six-month history of otherwise asymptomatic pigmented spots on his shins. Test your clinical know-how by…
Spot Dx — Why is this patient so blue?
Lim is a 65-year-old business owner who presents for review of blue fingers and nails, which he has become increasingly aware of over the past…
Spot Dx — What’s behind this gum pain?
Emma is a 23-year-old university student who presents with a four-week history of progressive gingival swelling, pain, bleeding and now purulent exudate. Test your clinical…
Spot Dx — Are these penile ‘bumps’ a problem?
Ben, a 23-year-old engineer, presents with a two-year history of multiple painless ‘bumps’ on his glans penis. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
Spot Dx — Footy kicks off boy’s belly pain
Hendrix is an 11-year-old male who presents with a 24-hour history of vomiting and abdominal pain. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below.…
Spot Dx — Eyes are a window to diagnosis
Shari is a 19-year-old university student who presents with three weeks of intermittent frontal headache. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If…
Spot Dx — Why so short of breath after IVF?
Nicki is a 32-year-old who presents with three days of shortness of breath and right-sided pleuritic chest pain. Test your clinical know-how by taking the…
