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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 47: Mr. Yanlin Ma

Type-A Aortic Dissection — Post Repair

Occupational English Test

WRITING SUB-TEST: MEDICINE

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

NOTES

Today's Date:

09/04/19

NOTES

You are Dr. Ross McIntyre, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, at the Spirit Hospital, Brisbane. Your patient is Mr. Yanlin Ma who underwent emergency cardio-thoracic surgery on 31/03/19. As an international student, he does not have a current GP so you are referring him the University Medical Centre.

Patient details:

DOB: 12th March 1986

Nationality:

Chinese

Marital Status:

Married, no children

Other:

International student undertaking PhD in Information Technology

Medical history:

No known allergies

No previous surgery

Reports high blood pressure since late 2016

Alcohol use:

Nil

Smokes 5-6 cigarettes per day

Weight 95kg, Height 178cm. BMI: 30

Family history:

Father died of aortic aneurysm at age 44

Medications:

Panadeine Forte for headaches

Hospital Admission 31/03/19:

Presented to Brisbane Hospital ED with severe chest and back pain

CT scan showed severely dilated ascending aorta and type-A dissection

Transferred to Spirit Hospital. In acute pulmonary oedema on arrival

Echocardiogram performed, showing AI and aortic valve incompetence

Procedure:

Open-chest surgery for repair of dissection and aortic root replacement with mechanical valve

Post-operatively:

Hypertensive initially post-op

Blood pressure stabilised by day 3

Satisfactory post-operative recovery

Reviewed by physiotherapist - patient responsive to exercise program provided

For cardiac outpatients appointment at 3 and 6 months post-op

Discharged 09/04/19

Medications at discharge:

Amoxycillin & Clavulanic Acid 875mg/125mg - 1 BD until course complete

Warfarin 3mg - 1 nocte until next blood test

Amlodipine 10mg - 1 BD

Clonidine 100mg - ½ tab BD

Isosorbide mononitrate 60mg - 1 nocte

Metoprolol 100mg - 1½ tabs BD

Ramipril 10mg - 1 mane

Temazepam 10mg - 1 nocte prn

Oxycodone 5mg - 1 QID prn

Panadol 500mg - 2 tabs QID prn

Plan:

Routine wound care

Referred to Queensland Medical Laboratory (QML) for INR monitoring → maintain at 2.5 - 3.5

Patient education on Warfarin therapy

Monitor BP. To be maintained at 120/80 or below

Wean Isosorbide mononitrate and Clonidine when BP stable

Check Hb

Monitor pain management and cease Endone when possible

Education on weight loss and smoking cessation

Review exercise tolerance and referred to Toowong Cardiac Rehabilitation

WRITING TASK

Write referral letter to Dr. Janine McArdle GP, University Medical Centre, St Lucia, summarising Mr. Ma's condition and the follow-up care he requires.