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141 Cases Available

The largest OET case notes library on the internet

141 OET Medicine cases, every one fully typed out and searchable to the last word. Each case opens two ways — never a screenshot, never a random PDF.

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Showing 20 of 141 cases from our expanding collection.

Case 01: Ms. Eleanor Bennet

Intermediate

Post-MI / Captopril Side Effects

CardioReferralView

Case 02: Mr. Adam Knowles

Advanced

Obstructive Jaundice / ?Pancreatic Malignancy

GIUrgentView

Case 03: Mr. Barry Jones

Intermediate

Lower Back Strain / Return to Work

OrthopedicReferralView

Case 04: Mrs. Priya Sharma

Intermediate

Type 2 Diabetes / Poor Glycaemic Control

EndocrineReferralView

Case 05: Ms. Anne Hall

Intermediate

GORD / Dysphagia

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Case 06: Mr. Allen Mathis

Advanced

Biventricular Heart Failure / Silent Ischaemia

CardioUrgentView

Case 07: Mr. Derek Romano

Intermediate

Acute Myocardial Infarction

CardioUrgentView

Case 08: Mr. John Elvin

Advanced

Anterior MI / Acute Asthma Exacerbation

CardioUrgentView

Case 09: Mrs. Lucy Clarke

Intermediate

Unstable Angina

CardioUrgentView

Case 10: Mr. Robert Martin

Intermediate

Hypertension / ?Unstable Angina

CardioUrgentView

Case 11: Brendan Cross

Advanced

Acute Rheumatic Fever

CardioUrgentView

Case 12: Mr. Dave Cochrane

Advanced

Acute Left Ventricular Failure

CardioUrgentView

Case 13: Emma Johnson

Intermediate

Acute Asthma Exacerbation

RespiratoryUrgentView

Case 14: Mrs. May Hong

Advanced

Right Lower Lobar Pneumonia

RespiratoryUrgentView

Case 15: Ms. Sally McConville

Intermediate

Acute Asthma / ?Pneumonia

RespiratoryUrgentView

Case 16: Mr. Ammar Moustafawy

Advanced

Liver Abscess

GIUrgentView

Case 17: Mrs. Ann Howard

Intermediate

Early Bowel Obstruction / ?Carcinoma

GIUrgentView

Case 18: Mr. Brian Morgan

Intermediate

Acute Appendicitis

GIUrgentView

Case 19: Mr. Fred Davies

Advanced

Acute Colonic Pseudo-obstruction

GIUrgentView

Case 20: Mrs. Jenny Perkins

Intermediate

Large Bowel Obstruction (Sigmoid Volvulus)

GIUrgentView

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Case 128: Ms. Dolores Hoffmann

Reactive Depression & Anxiety

Occupational English Test

WRITING SUB-TEST: MEDICINE

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

NOTES
Patient Name:
Dolores Hoffmann (Ms)
Patient History:
DOB 22.06.1986
Allergic to penicillin.
Social History:
Single woman - no family in Australia; lives with long-term boyfriend.
Sales assistant- ladieswear in a department store.
11 December 2013 : At pub last night with friend. 2 glasses wine + several cocktails. Then fainted 5-10mins unconscious and vomited once. No Hx fits/seizure's/incontinence.
No symptoms gastroenteritis or URTI. Work very busy/stressful. Feels ''woozy" today. No appetite. Requested check-up.
OE:
slightly pale; T 36°, P 72 reg, BP 120/70, medical certificate (Med. Cert.) - 1 day, rest, watch for new symptoms.
Blood tests (FBE, LFT, U&E): normal
7 August 2014 Skin check. Several moles L and R neck - ok. Advised to monitor for changes.
2 September 2014 URTI since 2/52, yellow-green sputum; SOB, tight chest, wheezy; lethargic. Smoker.
Anxious re. EBV (Epstein-Bar virus) - work colleague is off with it.
Reassurance.
Rec. rest. Med. Cert. given for 2 days.
Ordered bloods.
7 September 2014
HAEMATOLOGY:
Haemoglobin 124g/L (115-165)
ABC 4.8 x 10¹²/L (3.80-5.50 X 10¹²/L)
PCV 0.37 (0.35-0.47)
MCV 88 fl (78-99)
MCH 30 pg (27-32)
White Cell Count 7.0 X 10⁹/L (4.0-11.0 X 10⁹/L)
Neutrophils 8.8 X 10⁹/L (2.0-8.0 X 10⁹/L)
Lymphocytes 2.8 X 10⁹/L (1.0-4.0 x 10⁹/L)
Monocytes 0.4 X 10⁹/L (< 1.0 x 10⁹/L)
Eosinophils 0.3 X 10⁹/L ( < 0.6 X 10⁹/L)
Basophils 0.0 X 10⁹/L (< 0.2 x 10⁹/L)
Platelets 250 X 10⁹/L (150-450 x 10⁹/L)
Paul Bunnell/latex screening test for IM (infectious mononucleosis): negative
Rx:
erythromycin 250mg qid
22 November 2014
Orofacial HSV-1 for 3 days. Rx: aciclovir 200mg - 4hrly for five days+ topical acicolvir 3% - qid.
Job stress+++ causing depression, nightmares, insomnia, difficulty getting up, loss of appetite, low libido.
Poor memory and concentration; loss of pleasure; loss of confidence.
Low tolerance for alcohol.
Split up with boyfriend. Now living alone. Considering quitting job. Wants a break from working.
Recommended referral to psychiatrist - Pt resistant.
Rx:
temazepam 20mg - 30mins before bed
R/V:
1 week
29 November 2014
Diagnosis:
reactive depression and anxiety
Pt has not filled temazepam script - not keen on drug Rx.
Pt has agreed to a referral to psychiatrist.
WRITING TASK
Using the information in the case notes, write a letter of referral to Dr John McLennan, psychiatrist, Royal Mental Health Clinic, 177 Park Avenue, 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.