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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

121 more cases to explore

Case 33: Miss Eleanor Holmes

Near-Drowning / Hypoxic Brain Injury

Occupational English Test

WRITING SUB-TEST: MEDICINE

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

NOTES
Miss Eleanor Holmes, an 8-year-old, is a patient on your general medical ward in Spain. She was admitted after near drowning.
Hospital:
Southwick Park Hospital, 70 Sparrow Street, Mitchelstown, SPAIN
Patient details
Name:
Eleanor Holmes
Age:
DOB: 11/01/2011 (8 years old)
Next of kin:
Philippa Holmes (mother)
Admission date:
24 August 2019
Discharge date:
26 September 2019
Diagnosis:
Near drowning, potential hypoxia (hypoxic brain injury)
Family:
Lives with mother and father (James)
Medical history and medications:
Fractured tibia (4yo)
Rotovirus (suspected) (January 2018)
Mild eczema
Social background:
Primary school student (year 4)
Enjoys sport and dancing (ballet, street dance, netball, football)
Background:
Fell into freshwater lake while on holiday in Barcelona with father and their dogs.
Found 15-20 minutes later face down.
Paramedics arrived 10 minutes later, basic life support started
On admission to ED:
cyanotic, pulseless, apnoeic, fixed & dilated pupils, tympanic temp 27.7°C
Management and Progress:
24/08/19 : CPR performed
Ventilator & endotracheal tubing inserted
Heated humidifier, radiant warmer, preheated blankets applied
Paediatric ventilator used
Initial ABG (Arterial Blood Gas) = 7.04 / 84 / 36 / 19 / 78%
Spontaneous circulation achieved
28/08/19 : ABG = 7.44 / 34 / 94 / 23 / 97%
BP 98/64
Tympanic temp 34.8°C
Patient stable – transferred from ICU to general ward
30/08/19 : Temperature normal
Unresponsive to command
Shifting around within the bed
No longer hyperventilated for ICP protection
Mechanical ventilation weaning off begun
05/09/19 : Responsive to commands
Basic communication - possible dysarthria
Speech therapy commenced
Difficulty concentrating
Paracetamol 3x daily for headaches
Coughing up pink sputum
Mechanical ventilation stopped
Transfer plan:
Transfer to Paediatrics Ward, East Hospital, UK
Continue with Speech therapy
Organise neurological exams (neuropsychological, visual-spatial, IQ) - check for delayed problems as precaution
Discuss with parents possible sequela due to hypoxia
Monitor cough, headaches, dysarthria
WRITING TASK
Using the information provided in the case notes, write a letter of transfer to Dr Patrica Jones, Ward Doctor, Paediatrics, East Hospital, UK
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.