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OET Medicine Preparation
Case Notes Repository
141 Cases Available
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141 OET Medicine cases, every one typed out in full and searchable. Structured view, reading view and exam paper view. Never a screenshot, never a scanned PDF.
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Showing 20 of 141 cases from our expanding collection.
| Case Title | Specialty | Task Type | Level | Clinical Focus | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case 01: Ms. Eleanor BennetTraining | Cardio | Referral | Intermediate | Post-MI / Captopril Side Effects | |
Case 02: Mr. Adam KnowlesOET sample | GI | Urgent | Advanced | Obstructive Jaundice / ?Pancreatic Malignancy | |
Case 03: Mr. Barry JonesOET sample | Orthopedic | Referral | Intermediate | Lower Back Strain / Return to Work | |
Case 04: Mrs. Priya SharmaOET sample | Endocrine | Referral | Intermediate | Type 2 Diabetes / Poor Glycaemic Control | |
Case 05: Ms. Anne HallOET sample | GI | Referral | Intermediate | GORD / Dysphagia | |
| Cardio | Urgent | Advanced | Biventricular Heart Failure / Silent Ischaemia | ||
| Cardio | Urgent | Intermediate | Acute Myocardial Infarction | ||
| Cardio | Urgent | Advanced | Anterior MI / Acute Asthma Exacerbation | ||
| Cardio | Urgent | Intermediate | Unstable Angina | ||
| Cardio | Urgent | Intermediate | Hypertension / ?Unstable Angina | ||
| Cardio | Urgent | Advanced | Acute Rheumatic Fever | ||
| Cardio | Urgent | Advanced | Acute Left Ventricular Failure | ||
| Respiratory | Urgent | Intermediate | Acute Asthma Exacerbation | ||
| Respiratory | Urgent | Advanced | Right Lower Lobar Pneumonia | ||
| Respiratory | Urgent | Intermediate | Acute Asthma / ?Pneumonia | ||
| GI | Urgent | Advanced | Liver Abscess | ||
| GI | Urgent | Intermediate | Early Bowel Obstruction / ?Carcinoma | ||
| GI | Urgent | Intermediate | Acute Appendicitis | ||
| GI | Urgent | Advanced | Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction | ||
| GI | Urgent | Intermediate | Large Bowel Obstruction (Sigmoid Volvulus) |
Case 01: Ms. Eleanor Bennet
TrainingPost-MI / Captopril Side Effects
Cardio • ReferralView
Case 02: Mr. Adam Knowles
OET sampleObstructive Jaundice / ?Pancreatic Malignancy
GI • UrgentView
Case 03: Mr. Barry Jones
OET sampleLower Back Strain / Return to Work
Orthopedic • ReferralView
Case 04: Mrs. Priya Sharma
OET sampleType 2 Diabetes / Poor Glycaemic Control
Endocrine • ReferralView
Case 05: Ms. Anne Hall
OET sampleGORD / 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 02: Mr. Adam Knowles
Obstructive Jaundice / ?Pancreatic Malignancy
Occupational English Test
Writing sub-test: Medicine
Reading time: 5 minutes · Writing time: 40 minutes
NOTES
Assume that today's date is 30 August 2019
You are a doctor in a city clinic. Mr Knowles is a new patient in your clinic.
PATIENT DETAILS:
Name:
Mr Adam Knowles
DOB:
22 Aug 1951 (age 68)
Social background:
Married, two grown-up children
Recently retired management consultant
Physically active, plays tennis/walks dog
Non-smoker for past 10 years
Social drinker
Family history:
Nil significant
Medical background:
Severe childhood eczema
2008:
gall bladder removed due to gallstones
History of depression past 4 years
Medication:
2016: started SSRI (fluoxetine)
02 Aug 2019
Discussion:
Heartburn/indigestion – OTC antacids – ineffective
Pt concerned ?hernia
Objective exam:
Full exam performed: NAD
Wt:
94kg
Omeprazole PPI 20 mg 2x/day for 8wks
Ordered FBC and liver function test
Review 4 wks
30 Aug 2019
No improvement in reflux symptoms
Pt's main concern is now back pain
New symptoms:
diarrhoea, pale stools, abdominal pain on eating, fatigue
Wt ↓2kg since last appointment (now 92kg)
Abdomen tender on palpation, slightly swollen
Yellow discolouration skin and eyes
Pathology report:
Bilirubin 9mg/dL (high)
Amylase 400 u/L (high)
ALT 60 u/L (slightly high)
Albumin 6 g/dL (high)
Alkaline phosphatase 120 u/L (slightly high)
Discussion:
Discussion of examination findings and blood results with Pt
Plan:
Urgent referral to gastroenterologist for assessment and endoscopy
?Pancreatic malignancy – patient aware of possibility
WRITING TASK
Using the information given in the case notes, write a letter of referral to Dr Desai, a gastroenterologist at City Hospital, for assessment of Mr Knowles. Address the letter to Dr Dev Desai, Gastroenterologist, City Hospital, Easton.
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.