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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 05: Ms. Anne Hall
GORD / Dysphagia
Occupational English Test
Writing sub-test: Medicine
Reading time: 5 minutes · Writing time: 40 minutes
NOTES
Assume that today's date is 18 June 2018
You are a practitioner examining a 45-year old female patient, Ms Anne Hall.
PATIENT DETAILS:
Name:
Anne Hall (Ms)
DOB:
19 Sep 1972
Height:
163cm Weight: 75kg BMI: 28.2 (overweight 18/6/18)
Social History:
Teacher (Secondary – History, English)
Divorced, 2 children at home (born 2002, 2004)
Non-smoker (since children born)
Social drinker – mainly spirits
Substance Intake:
Nil
Allergies:
Codeine; dust mites; sulphur dioxide
Family history:
Mother – hypertension; asthmatic; Father – peptic ulcer
Maternal grandmother – died heart attack, aged 80
Maternal grandfather – died asthma attack
Paternal grandmother – unknown
Paternal grandfather – died 'old age' 94
Previous medical history:
Childhood asthma; chickenpox; measles
1983 tonsillectomy
1990 hepatitis A (whole family infected) 1992 sebaceous cyst removed
1995 whiplash injury
2006 depression (separation from husband); SSRI – fluoxetine 11 mths
2008 overweight – sought weight reduction
2010 URTI (Upper Respiratory Tract Infection)
2012 dyspepsia
2014 dermatitis; prescribed oral & topical corticosteroids
18 Jun 2018
Presenting complaint:
dysphagia (solids), onset 2 weeks ago post-viral (?) URTI
URTI self-medicated with OTC (over-the-counter) Chinese herbal product - contents unknown
No relapse/remittent course
No sensation of lump No obvious anxiety
Concomitant epigastric pain radiating to back, level T12 Weight loss: 1-2kg
Recent increase in coffee consumption
Takes aspirin occasionally (2-3 times/month); no other NSAIDs
Provisional diagnosis:
gastro-oesophageal reflux +/- stricture
Plan:
Refer gastroenterologist for opinion and endoscopy if required
↓coffee/alcohol intake
Cease OTC product
Pantoprazole 40mg daily
WRITING TASK
Using the information in the case notes, write a letter of referral for further investigation and definitive diagnosis to the gastroenterologist, Dr Jason Roberts, at Newtown Hospital, 111 High Street, Newtown.
In your answer:
•
Expand the relevant notes into complete sentences
•
Do not use note form
•
Use letter format
The body of the letter should be approximately 180–200 words.