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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
IntermediatePost-MI / Captopril Side Effects
Cardio • ReferralView
Case 02: Mr. Adam Knowles
AdvancedObstructive Jaundice / ?Pancreatic Malignancy
GI • UrgentView
Case 03: Mr. Barry Jones
IntermediateLower Back Strain / Return to Work
Orthopedic • ReferralView
Case 04: Mrs. Priya Sharma
IntermediateType 2 Diabetes / Poor Glycaemic Control
Endocrine • ReferralView
Case 05: Ms. Anne Hall
IntermediateGORD / Dysphagia
GI • ReferralView
Case 06: Mr. Allen Mathis
AdvancedBiventricular Heart Failure / Silent Ischaemia
Cardio • UrgentView
Case 07: Mr. Derek Romano
IntermediateAcute Myocardial Infarction
Cardio • UrgentView
Case 08: Mr. John Elvin
AdvancedAnterior MI / Acute Asthma Exacerbation
Cardio • UrgentView
Case 09: Mrs. Lucy Clarke
IntermediateUnstable Angina
Cardio • UrgentView
Case 10: Mr. Robert Martin
IntermediateHypertension / ?Unstable Angina
Cardio • UrgentView
Case 11: Brendan Cross
AdvancedAcute Rheumatic Fever
Cardio • UrgentView
Case 12: Mr. Dave Cochrane
AdvancedAcute Left Ventricular Failure
Cardio • UrgentView
Case 13: Emma Johnson
IntermediateAcute Asthma Exacerbation
Respiratory • UrgentView
Case 14: Mrs. May Hong
AdvancedRight Lower Lobar Pneumonia
Respiratory • UrgentView
Case 15: Ms. Sally McConville
IntermediateAcute Asthma / ?Pneumonia
Respiratory • UrgentView
Case 16: Mr. Ammar Moustafawy
AdvancedLiver Abscess
GI • UrgentView
Case 17: Mrs. Ann Howard
IntermediateEarly Bowel Obstruction / ?Carcinoma
GI • UrgentView
Case 18: Mr. Brian Morgan
IntermediateAcute Appendicitis
GI • UrgentView
Case 19: Mr. Fred Davies
AdvancedAcute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction
GI • UrgentView
Case 20: Mrs. Jenny Perkins
IntermediateLarge Bowel Obstruction (Sigmoid Volvulus)
GI • UrgentView
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Case 127: Mr. Yuxiang Meng
Acute Manic Episode
Occupational English Test
WRITING SUB-TEST: MEDICINE
TIME ALLOWED: READING TIME: 5 MINUTES | WRITING TIME: 40 MINUTES
NOTES
Yuxiang Meng is a 21 year old overseas student chef from China in your general practice. He only speaks very basic English and sees you because you are a GP from a Chinese background and speak Mandarin.
2.03.11
Chief complaint - URTI symptoms for 5 days.
O/E:
*Mild pharyngitis & rhinorrhea. T 37.5
*C/O chronic insomnia
*Observed to be elevated in mood, tangential & ? delusional about fixing the world's nuclear waste problem
*Nil obvious signs of organic syndromes
Assessment:
Mild viral illness & ? mania/1st episode BPAD
Plan:
Nil treatment for URTI, just rest & ↑fluid intake. Referral made to local community mental health for urgent assessment. Pt. escorted home by his uncle. Diazepam 10mg QID prescribed & to be given with community MH team's supervision.
Investigations ( exclude organic pathology & baseline)
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FBC
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UEC
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TFTs
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LFTs
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CMP
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urgent CT scan
3.03.11
Mental health team used interpreter and concur with provisional diagnosis of mania.
They state the following:
no immediate dangers to self/others; MH keen for GP involvement due to language issues and they will monitor pt. daily; they are keen to avoid hospitalisation as pt. very afraid of idea of psych. ward due to stigma of the same in China
Today pt's uncle accompanied pt. to GP surgery get blood results.
O/E
* Bloods NAD except mildy ↓protein & mild hypokalaemia (3.2 K+)
*CT NAD
*MSE – still tangential and delusional about same theme, but only mildly elevated since sleeping well post diazepam
Assessment:
Likely non-organic mania
Plan:
*Commence pt. on quetiapine 50mg BD (starting dose)
*↓diazepam to 10mg either BD or TDS depending on MH team's assessment.
*R/V in 3/7; likely ↑of quetiapine.
*Commence pt on K+ (Span K) tablets.
7.03.11
Pt. was relatively settled for 3/7 but uncle suspects he has secreted & discarded meds.
Last night stayed up all night singing Chinese revolutionary songs (not usual behaviour) and running naked down his street. Uncle didn't want to call MH for fear of 'getting locked up'.
O/E
* Pt very elevated in mood, pressured in speech, loose in associations and fixated on having to rid Australia of all nuclear waste by tomorrow. Believes he can draw power from Mao Ze Dong's spirit to achieve this.
*Pt stripped naked in front of GP and tried to hug him.
Assessment Acute manic episode
Plan:
Offered stat quetiapine 100 mg & diazepam 20mg but refused.
Schedule pt under MHA
Have uncle accompany pt with ambulance & police to RNSH ED
Refer to on call psych reg Dr Ben Hinds
Update local MH team.
Long term – try to refer to Chinese speaking psychiatrist.
WRITING TASK
Using information provided in the case notes, write a referral letter to Dr Ben Hinds, the Psychiatry Registrar on duty at Maroubra Hospital, Lakes Rd, Maroubra.
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.