A 32-Year-Old Man with Recurrent Haematuria
A 32-year-old man presents with recurrent episodes of haematuria and flank pain. On examination he has bilateral masses in his flanks and 3+ blood in his urine dipstick. He has a history of recurrent urinary tract infections and difficult to control hypertension. 1....
A 67-Year-Old Woman with Agitation and Confusion
A 67-year-old lady presents to the Emergency Department anxious, confused and agitated. She has also vomited several times. She has recently been started on a course of amoxicillin for a presumed chest infection by her GP. You are unable to take a coherent history...
A 65-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain and Syncope
A 65-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department acutely unwell with abdominal and lower limb pain. She had a syncopal episode in the department and was moved into the resuscitation area. She had been taking prednisolone for polymalgia rheumatica until...
A Young Asthmatic with Headache and Abdominal Pain
A 28-year-old man with a known history of asthma presents with headache, nausea and abdominal pain. His heart rate is elevated at 117 bpm. He currently takes a salbutamol inhaler and a theophylline for his asthma. He had attended the Emergency Department a few days...
