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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 113: Mr. David Taylor

Torn Medial Knee Cartilage

Occupational English Test

WRITING SUB-TEST: MEDICINE

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

NOTES

Today's Date 07/11/10

Patient History

Mr David Taylor, 38 years old, married, 3 children

Landscape Gardener

Runs own business.

No personal injury insurance

Active, enjoys sports

Drinks 1-2 beers a day. More on weekends.

Smokes 20-30 cigarettes/day

P.M.H-Left Inguinal Hernia Operation 2008

12/08/10

Subjective

C/o left knee joint pain and swelling, difficulty in strengthening the leg.

Has history of twisting L/K joint 6 months ago in a game of tennis.

At that time the joint was painful and swollen and responded to pain killers.

Finds injury is inhibiting his ability to work productively.

Worried as needs regular income to support family and home repayments.

Objective

Has limp, slightly swollen L/K joint, tender spot on medial aspect of the joint and no effusion.

Temperature- normal

BP 120/80

Pulse rate -78/min

Investigation - X ray knee joint

Management

Voltarin 50 mg bid for 1/52

Advise to reduce smoking

Review if no improvement.

25/8/10

Subjective

Had experienced intermittent attacks of pain and swelling of the L/K joint

No fever

Unable to complete all aspects of his work and as a result income reduced

Reduced smoking 15/day

Objective

Swelling +

No effusion

Tender on the inner-aspect of the L/K joint

Flexion, extension – normal

Impaired range of power - passive & active

Diagnosis ? Injury of medial cartilage

Investigation – ordered MRI

Management

Voltarin 50mg bid for 1 week

Review after 1 week with investigations

07/11/10

Subjective

Limp still present

Patient anxious as has been unable to maintain full time work.

Desperate to resolve the problem

Weight increase of 5kg

Objective

Pain decreased, swelling – no change

No new complications

MRI report – damaged medial cartilage

Management Plan

Refer to an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr James Brown to remove damaged cartilage in order to prevent future osteoporosis. You have contacted Dr Brown's receptionist and you have arranged an appointment for Mr Taylor at 8am on 21/11/10

WRITING TASK

You are the GP, Dr Peter Perfect. Write a referral letter to Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. James Brown: 1238 Gympie Road, Chermside, 4352.

In your answer:

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Expand the relevant case notes into complete sentences

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Do not use note form

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Use correct letter format

The body of your letter should be approximately 200 words. Use correct letter format.