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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

GIReferralView

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

121 more cases to explore

Case 24: Joshua Vance

Infant Constipation with Dehydration

Occupational English Test

WRITING SUB-TEST: MEDICINE

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

NOTES
Patient:
Joshua Vance
Gender:
Male
DOB:
17/11/13
Normal vaginal delivery at 38 weeks' gestation
No perinatal or neonatal complications
Birth weight 3250g
Parents:
Pamela Vance (mother) - first child
Stewart Vance (father)
31/12/13 Routine 6-week baby check
History:
Mother concerned regarding bowel actions:
only one bowel action every 3 days; stools a little hard. Is breastfed. Making wet nappies, feeding well, demand feeding, sleeping through the night.
Examination:
6-week check - good tone, hands & feet normal, hips normal, genitalia male, no herniae, no evidence of spina bifida occulta. abdominal/chest/heart exam normal.
fontanelles normal, red reflex present. nose & ears normal, palate intact.
Perianal examination normal, no fissures. Weight 3900g.
Assessment:
Mild constipation in breastfed baby; otherwise normal 6-week check.
Plan:
Reassurance - bowel habit variable in infants & can often settle. Try expressing milk from one feed a day & giving it in a bottle with some water (boiled & cooled to body temp).
Review 2/52
13/01/14
History:
Still hard stools every 3 days. Now waking up crying, pulling legs up to chest every half hour throughout the night. Pulls away from breast halfway through feeds. No vomiting. No fevers. No respiratory symptoms. Making wet nappies.
Examination:
Hydration status normal.
Abdominal examination:
hard faeces.
Perianal examination normal. no fissures.
Weight 4200g.
Assessment:
Constipation no better. Has put on weight.
Plan:
Trial of Coloxyl drops daily. Express milk from two feeds a day & give it in a bottle with some water (boiled & cooled to body temp).
Review 1/52.
18/01/14
History:
Has not passed a bowel action for last 5 days. Refusing feeds. No wet nappies today. Vomit x 1. No fevers.
Examination:
Irritable infant.
Mildly dehydrated:
dry mucous membranes, tissue turgor & capillary return normal: P 120; RR 30.
Abdominal examination:
mild generalised tenderness, no guarding or rebound tenderness.
Weight 4100g.
Assessment:
Constipation & mild dehydration. Refusing feeds.
Plan:
Needs review at Children's Hospital ED for rehydration & further assessment regarding constipation.
WRITING TASK
Using the information given in the case notes, write a letter of referral to the Admitting Officer at the Emergency Department, Children's Hospital, 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.