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…
Tag: Diagnostics
Medical Must-See: Unusual housemate leads to infection and aortic valve replacement
Even on Airbnb, most guests will not cause as much drama as this patient’s unusual lodger. The 49-year-old biologist presented to doctors in the Democratic…
Pancreatitis, party mishaps and panic — the clinical cases where AI fails
Imaging misinterpretation was meant to fall quickly to AI’s diagnostic supremacy, but a study of 150 clinical challenges suggests that imaging, numbers and party hijinks…
Suspect a stress or rib fracture? An ultrasound referral may be the best option
Fracture diagnosis has traditionally relied on X-rays, but ultrasound is increasingly recognised as a valuable alternative. As a diagnostic tool for bone fractures, it offers…
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,…
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.…
Lipid-based CVD score targets ‘troubling’ intermediate-risk patients
Australian doctors have created a lipid-based risk score to help manage the ‘troubling group’ of patients at intermediate risk of CVD. Based on a routine…
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…
Functional disorders: top-down or bottom-up?
Need to know: Patients with functional conditions are frequently over-investigated and yet still misdiagnosed. But even with the correct diagnosis, a systematic approach to management…
Infectious disease professor vs AI chatbot in grand rounds showdown — who wins?
Find out what finally brought machine learning unstuck, when an infectious diseases professor entered a “diagnostic showdown” against ChatGPT. Professor Martin Rodriguez, head of the…
