OET Medicine Preparation

Case Notes Repository

141 Cases Available

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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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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 63: Mr. Jack Wojovski

Work-Related Lower Back Injury

Occupational English Test

WRITING SUB-TEST: MEDICINE

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

Mr Jack Wojovski is a patient in your general practice. Read the case notes below and complete the writing task that follows.

CASE NOTES

Mr Jack Wojovski

43 year old man.

Social History

Job:

factory worker 18 years

Home:

married

Activities:

alcohol: 1 – 2 glasses beer / night

smoking:

no

28/12/06

Subjective

Lifting heavy object at work, painful spasm lower back

Reported to factory nurse

Pain persists

No neurological symptoms

Objective

Tender L4 L5 in paralumbar area

Range of Movement (ROM) limited

Straight Leg Raising (SLR) 45° Lower limb reflexes normal

Power, sensation normal

Assessment:

lower back strain

Plan:

rest 2 days, analgesia, heat, Work Cover certificate

02/01/07

Subjective

Pain worse, persistent

Unable to drive or bend

Taking Panadeine 4 hourly

Objective

No change

Assessment:

severe lower back strain

Plan:

Naprosyn, physio

12/01/07

Subjective

Pain relieved

4 physio sessions

Naprosyn 500mg b.d.

Objective

Pain on forward flexion

Full lumbar spine movements. Tender L4 L5

L=R=90°

Power, sensation, reflexes of lower limbs normal

Assessment:

recovering from severe lower back strain

Plan:

Return to work light duties, reduce Naprosyn prn. Continue Physio

17/01/07

Subjective

Pain exacerbated by return to work

Stress in marriage

Objective

Tender L4 L5

Reduced front flexion and extension, SLR 45° L=R, no neurological symptoms

Assessment:

exacerbation lower back

Plan:

X-ray lumbar spine, liaise with physiotherapist, discuss marital problems

20/01/07

Subjective

No change, unable to perform light duties

Physio temporary relief

Wife feels husband over-reacting

Assessment:

Work-related back injury not responding to treatment as expected

Difficult to return to work

Plan:

Refer to rehabilitation specialist

WRITING TASK

Using the information in the case notes, write a letter of referral to Dr Helen Wu at South Melbourne Rehabilitation Services 123 Emerald St, South Melbourne 3205. The main part of the letter should be approximately 180-200 words long.

DO NOT use note form in the letter; expand the case notes where relevant into full sentences.