Clinical Focus

Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

What's the cause of this painfully swollen eye?

26th August 2021
Tim, eight years old, is brought in by his father after waking this morning with painful purplish-red swelling affecting…
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swollen eye
Clinical Focus Therapy Update

A GP guide to wild mushroom poisoning

25th August 2021
Need to know: Poisonous mushroom ingestion is a rare phenomenon in Australia, but deaths have been reported — in particular…
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10 minutes to read
Clinical Focus Dermoscopy

Following the chaos and clues in skin malignancy

23rd August 2021
Shelley, a 61-year-old woman, presents for a routine skin examination. She denies having any lesions of concern; however, a…
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Dermatoscopy photo
Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

Can you detect the source of this head scratcher?

20th August 2021
Lee is a 74-year-old retiree who presents with a three-day history of an itchy rash on the forehead.  Test your clinical…
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forehead rash
Clinical Focus Case Report

Why is this woman so sick she needs to go to ED?

19th August 2021
Emma is a 23-year-old student who presents to ED on a busy Monday morning. Her chief complaint is 12 hours of intractable…
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10 minutes to read
Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

What's causing this progressive rash?

13th August 2021
Jane is a 62-year-old fitness instructor who presents with four months of mildly painful, progressive rash involving the…
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1 minute to read
peculiar leg rash
Clinical Focus Therapy Update

Antibiotic resistance and COVID-19: An urgent global threat

12th August 2021
Need to know: Although other global health issues have received the lion’s share of attention in recent times,…
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10 minutes to read