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Case Title	Specialty	Task Type	Level	Clinical Focus	Action
Case 01: Ms. Eleanor Bennet	Cardio	Referral	Intermediate	Post-MI / Captopril Side Effects	View Case
Case 02: Mr. Adam Knowles	GI	Urgent	Advanced	Obstructive Jaundice / ?Pancreatic Malignancy	View Case
Case 03: Mr. Barry Jones	Orthopedic	Referral	Intermediate	Lower Back Strain / Return to Work	View Case
Case 04: Mrs. Priya Sharma	Endocrine	Referral	Intermediate	Type 2 Diabetes / Poor Glycaemic Control	View Case
Case 05: Ms. Anne Hall	GI	Referral	Intermediate	GORD / Dysphagia	View Case
Case 06: Mr. Allen Mathis	Cardio	Urgent	Advanced	Biventricular Heart Failure / Silent Ischaemia	View Case
Case 07: Mr. Derek Romano	Cardio	Urgent	Intermediate	Acute Myocardial Infarction	View Case
Case 08: Mr. John Elvin	Cardio	Urgent	Advanced	Anterior MI / Acute Asthma Exacerbation	View Case
Case 09: Mrs. Lucy Clarke	Cardio	Urgent	Intermediate	Unstable Angina	View Case
Case 10: Mr. Robert Martin	Cardio	Urgent	Intermediate	Hypertension / ?Unstable Angina	View Case
Case 11: Brendan Cross	Cardio	Urgent	Advanced	Acute Rheumatic Fever	View Case
Case 12: Mr. Dave Cochrane	Cardio	Urgent	Advanced	Acute Left Ventricular Failure	View Case
Case 13: Emma Johnson	Respiratory	Urgent	Intermediate	Acute Asthma Exacerbation	View Case
Case 14: Mrs. May Hong	Respiratory	Urgent	Advanced	Right Lower Lobar Pneumonia	View Case
Case 15: Ms. Sally McConville	Respiratory	Urgent	Intermediate	Acute Asthma / ?Pneumonia	View Case
Case 16: Mr. Ammar Moustafawy	GI	Urgent	Advanced	Liver Abscess	View Case
Case 17: Mrs. Ann Howard	GI	Urgent	Intermediate	Early Bowel Obstruction / ?Carcinoma	View Case
Case 18: Mr. Brian Morgan	GI	Urgent	Intermediate	Acute Appendicitis	View Case
Case 19: Mr. Fred Davies	GI	Urgent	Advanced	Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction	View Case
Case 20: Mrs. Jenny Perkins	GI	Urgent	Intermediate	Large Bowel Obstruction (Sigmoid Volvulus)	View Case

Case 01: Ms. Eleanor Bennet

Post-MI / Captopril Side Effects

Cardio • ReferralView

Case 02: Mr. Adam Knowles

Obstructive Jaundice / ?Pancreatic Malignancy

GI • UrgentView

Case 03: Mr. Barry Jones

Lower Back Strain / Return to Work

Orthopedic • ReferralView

Case 04: Mrs. Priya Sharma

Type 2 Diabetes / Poor Glycaemic Control

Endocrine • ReferralView

Case 05: Ms. Anne Hall

GORD / Dysphagia

GI • ReferralView

Case 06: Mr. Allen Mathis

Biventricular Heart Failure / Silent Ischaemia

Cardio • UrgentView

Case 07: Mr. Derek Romano

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Cardio • UrgentView

Case 08: Mr. John Elvin

Anterior MI / Acute Asthma Exacerbation

Cardio • UrgentView

Case 09: Mrs. Lucy Clarke

Unstable Angina

Cardio • UrgentView

Case 10: Mr. Robert Martin

Hypertension / ?Unstable Angina

Cardio • UrgentView

Case 11: Brendan Cross

Acute Rheumatic Fever

Cardio • UrgentView

Case 12: Mr. Dave Cochrane

Acute Left Ventricular Failure

Cardio • UrgentView

Case 13: Emma Johnson

Acute Asthma Exacerbation

Respiratory • UrgentView

Case 14: Mrs. May Hong

Right Lower Lobar Pneumonia

Respiratory • UrgentView

Case 15: Ms. Sally McConville

Acute Asthma / ?Pneumonia

Respiratory • UrgentView

Case 16: Mr. Ammar Moustafawy

Liver Abscess

GI • UrgentView

Case 17: Mrs. Ann Howard

Early Bowel Obstruction / ?Carcinoma

GI • UrgentView

Case 18: Mr. Brian Morgan

Acute Appendicitis

GI • UrgentView

Case 19: Mr. Fred Davies

Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction

GI • UrgentView

Case 20: Mrs. Jenny Perkins

Large Bowel Obstruction (Sigmoid Volvulus)

GI • UrgentView

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Case 01: Ms. Eleanor Bennet

Post-MI / Captopril Side Effects

Occupational English Test

WRITING SUB-TEST: MEDICINE

TIME ALLOWED: READING TIME: 5 MINUTES | WRITING TIME: 40 MINUTES

NOTES

Assume that today's date is 15 May 2021

You have been Ms Bennet's GP for two years and have been treating her recently following her hospitalisation for cardiac problems.

PATIENT DETAILS:

Name:

Eleanor Bennet

DOB:

06 Dec 1975 (45 y.o.)

Address:

32 Station Road, Oakville

Social background:

Commercial lawyer – frequent international travel

Divorced – 2 daughters (18 & 16 y.o.)

Children live mainly with children's father (custody currently contested) – Pt reports extreme stress re worries about quality of father's childcare

Since 2019 ↑alcohol intake from 10 → 40 units/wk; smokes 20 cigs/day

BMI 29 (overweight) – little exercise (gym x1/mth)

Family history:

Father died 53 y.o. – heart disease

Older brother – mental health problems (2 suicide attempts in last 12 mths)

Medical history:

08 Feb 2021 0800 hrs

Heart attack at airport after long-haul flight (pain in jaw, nausea, SOB)

Defibrillator applied by first-aider

08 Feb 2021 0915 hrs

Emergency hospital admission (Oakville General Hospital)

Balloon-expandable stent applied via groin (arm tried initially, artery too small)

15 Feb 2021

Discharged, 4 weeks off work → gradual return to work

Mother moved in to give care. Pt reports ↑stress (poor relationship)

Medications/treatment on discharge:

Captopril 50mg 2x/day

Atorvastatin 80mg daily

Referral for cardiac rehabilitation sessions – non-attendance

Counselling given re lifestyle changes

Presenting complaint:

15 May 2021

Side effects of captopril – dizziness and light-headedness, headaches, episodes of diarrhoea

Pt reports ↑stress from side effects

Pt requests captopril discontinuation (side effects) – reluctant to start new meds

Plan:

Referral to cardiologist re review of meds and ways to encourage lifestyle changes

WRITING TASK

Using the information given in the case notes, write a letter of referral to Dr Banerjee, consultant cardiologist. In your letter, briefly outline Ms Bennet's history and treatment so far, requesting advice and a review of her medication. Address your letter to Dr James Banerjee, Consultant Cardiologist, Sanditon City Hospital, Sanditon.

In your answer:

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Expand the relevant notes into complete sentences

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Do not use note form

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Use letter format

The body of the letter should be approximately 180–200 words.