The pandemic day I resuscitated a newborn
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it…
Tag: Real case
Real Case: How a simple supplement led to severe toxicity
My patient had a sore mouth, but I couldn’t really see anything in particular that could be causing it. We tried a course of antifungal drops, then lozenges, on…
Real Case: Follow-up tests showed it wasn’t the Indian food
I have worked as a GP for more than a quarter of a century. I believe in being extremely thorough and often look for non-verbal…
My patient was a drug misuser, did that make her a bad mum? No, it didn’t
I didn’t meet Tamika[*] until perilously late in her pregnancy. It was certainly not due to a lack of effort on my part. She was the…
Real Case: Gut feel tells me there’s more to my patient’s headaches
I have been a medical practitioner for over 30 years and have treated literally thousands of patients in my career. The majority of the time…
Real Case: Why did my patient’s eyelid start twitching like crazy?
What does alopecia have to do with polycythaemia? Well hair loss can be one of the symptoms of polycythaemia, but I have recently learned of…
Real Case: The time I used Coke to treat choking
One Sunday night in the middle of hosting a dinner, I received a frantic call from a patient’s spouse. His wife was in strife, from…
My patient had bugs crawling under his skin
My patient had sores and boils all over his skin and he told me he spent hours every night pulling half-inch black larvae out of his…
Real Case: Why was my postmenopausal patient bleeding?
I became enthralled with the subject of epidemiology well before it became sexy during the pandemic. My interest was aroused as a teenager after reading Eleven…
Real Case: Why did vomiting ease this patient’s stomach pain?
Karen is an interesting woman. She was adopted and thus has no knowledge of family history of any medical conditions. Fortunately, she is generally in good…
