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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 101: Mr. George Poulos

Discogenic Low Back Pain with Radiculopathy

Occupational English Test

WRITING SUB-TEST: MEDICINE

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

NOTES

Patient:

Mr George Poulos is a 45-year-old man who has hurt his back. He presented at your general practice surgery for the first time in late June.

21/06/14

Subjective:

Severe lower back pain of 2 days duration:

2 days ago at home lifting logs (approx. weight each 20-30kg) from ground

into wheelbarrow.

Action:

bending, lifting and rotation.

Sudden severe pain - mid lower back. Thought he felt a click.

Was locked in semi-flexed position, almost impossible to walk.

Wife helped him into house and bed.

Took 2x Panadeine Forte, repeated 4 hours later.

Disturbed sleep.

Pain only low back, no radiation to thighs.

Yesterday pain less severe, able to ambulate around house.

Today again pain less severe.

Patient History:

Stockbroker - 45 y.o.

Married - 3 children secondary school, 1 primary school.

App:

Good. Diet irregular.

Bowels:

Normal. Diarrhoea if stressed.

Mict:

Normal.

Wt:

Varies - BMI 27.

Sex:

Often too tired.

Exercise:

Nil.

Tobacco:

25/day.

Alcohol:

Frequently 10+ to 15+ std drinks/day.

Allergies:

Pethidine, penicillins, radiographic contrast agent (unspecified) ?? iodine.

Family History:

No Ca bowel, no diabetes, no cardiovascular.

HPI:

Head injury (football) approx 15yrs ago. MRI brain. NAO.

Reacted to contrast medium.

Objective:

Full examination.

CVS, RS,RES, CNS:NAD.

P 68bpm reg. BP 135/80.

Musculo-skeletal:

Stands erect. No scoliosis.

Loss of lumbar lordosis.

Lumbar spine:

Flexion fingertips to patella. Expression of pain.

Extension limited by pain.

Lateral flexion:

L & R full.

Rotation:

L & R full.

No sensory loss.

Reflexes:

Patellar & Ankle L+ R+.

SLR (straight leg raise): L 90 R 90.

Plan:

Take time off work. Analgesia:

paracetamol 500mg 2x 4hrly max 8 in 24hrs or Panadeine Forte, or 1 of each. Warned - risk of constipation with Codeine.

Review 1 week.

28/06/14 : Has now developed pain which extends down back of R thigh, lateral calf and into dorsum of foot.

Objective:

Examination. As before except that now lumbar flexion limited to fingers to mid thigh and SLR: L 85 R 60.

Review 1 week.

05/07/14

Pain worse. Almost immobile. Severe pain down R leg. Tingling in R calf.

Objective:

Examination. Lumbar flexion almost nil. Other movts more restricted by pain. SLR: L 70 R 50.

Loss of light touch sensation lateral distal calf & plantar aspect of foot.

Loss of R ankle reflex.

Diagnosis:

Low back pain, probably discogenic, with radiculopathy.

Refer to neurosurgeon & request that the neurosurgeon order an MRI and provide advice regarding the possibility of surgery.

WRITING TASK

Using the information given in the case notes, write a letter of referral to Dr White, Neurosurgeon, City Hospital, Newtown.

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.