Clinical Focus

Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

What is causing this scrotal pain?

14th January 2022
Hunter is a 10-year-old boy who presents with acute right scrotal pain of 20 hours’ duration. Test your clinical know-how…
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movable discolouration
Clinical Focus Case Report

Dyspnoea follows a nocturnal coughing fit

13th January 2022
John, a 32-year-old software engineer, presents with a five-day history of worsening shortness of breath. John reports that…
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Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

What is causing this left-sided tongue loll?

10th December 2021
Jeremy is a 55-year-old public servant with a background of mild hypertension who presents with a one-month history of…
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hypoglossal nerve palsy
Clinical Focus Therapy Update

A GP guide to genomics in cancer treatment

9th December 2021
Need to know: Evolving understanding in cancer genetics and molecular biology has led to the concept of precision oncology:…
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Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

What's this red rash after COVID-19 infection?

3rd December 2021
Marley is a five-year-old girl seen via telehealth for a rash. Her parents initially noticed raised dark red spots on her…
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Gianotti Crosti
Clinical Focus Case Report

A woman with numbness and pain in her forearm

29th November 2021
Bethany, a 42-year-old right-handed ED physician presents to her GP with numbness and burning affecting the lateral aspect…
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10 minutes to read
Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

Do you recognise this 'smiley' rash?

26th November 2021
Hunter is a five-year-old brought in by his father with a four-day history of an itchy patch on his left shoulder blade. …
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smiling rash