A multisystem mystery as a patient deteriorates
Elaine, a 62-year-old female with a history of rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension and diabetes presents with progressive cough and shortness of breath over the preceding weeks.…
Tag: Vascular
Doctors won’t see gender parity in most surgical specialties during their lifetime: Aussie studyÂ
It will take eight generations, or more than 180 years, before the number of female orthopaedic and cardiothoracic surgeons is the same as their male…
Is a bump in the night the culprit?
Nancy is a 73-year-old Asian woman who presents for review of a pigmented lesion on her scalp for 1-2 months. She initially thought this was…
Medical Must-See: Doctors extract air rifle pellet after patient’s close shave
A young man with an air rifle injury was able to avoid catastrophic consequences after doctors in New Zealand successfully removed a lead pellet lodged…
Trial converting veins to arteries ‘saves limbs’ in patients with severe ischaemia
An endovascular technique for converting veins to arteries being trialled in the US has shown promise, with doctors reporting it can prevent major amputation in…
Medical Must-See: Venous insufficiency leads to ‘tree bark’ legs
A patient’s chronic venous insufficiency branched out into dermatology thanks to severe hyperkeratosis resembling tree bark on both of his legs. The case, reported in…
Medical Must-See: What in blue blazes are these finger ulcerations?
The rare disease tends to affect young men, with a high amputation rate.
Medical Must-See: This headache was a mystery – then the diagnosis appeared like magic
The CT findings were somewhat of a smoking gun.
When investigations don’t match clinical findings
Earl is an 88-year-old retired teacher who presents to his GP with gross swelling of the left upper limb for the past 24 hours. The…
Real Case: Was I being an alarmist GP looking for zebras? Not this time
My patient has a bad back. Sometimes he gets a bout of sciatica. It usually gets better after a week of prednisone. Over a three-day…
