Tag Archive for 'clinical'

Clinical Case: Is this just ‘old age’?

Student Surgery: You’re  a medical student conducting a surgery list under supervision from your GP trainer. Your next patient is a retired GP who has been booked in by his wife for concerns about his memory. A 74 year old retired GP, Dr Wallis comes to see you.His wife reports that his memory is not [...]

Medical Students approaching finals exams with new technology at their fingertips

The following weeks will represent the culmination of years of hard work by medical students over the past 1-5 years. Revision patterns have been changing and increasingly medical students are approaching final examinations preparing for them using web based MCQ, OSCE and video guides. For the first time, resources like podcasts and the like have [...]

An unusual cause of jaundice… (or is it?)

A 38 year old female is diagnosed with breast cancer and having had a lumpectomy proceeds to have 6 cycles of chemotherapy. PMHx: Asthma, Previous Intravenous drug user SHx: Current smoker She does not attend for her pre op chemotherapy clinic appointment, but nevertheless goes on to have the chemotherapy. 6 weeks into her chemotherapy [...]