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Case 1 Deteriorating shortness of breath in a smoker |
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1 | (2) |
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Case 2 The breathless asthmatic |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (3) |
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Case 4 Difficulty swallowing |
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8 | (5) |
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Case 5 A mechanical fall in an elderly patient |
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13 | (2) |
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Case 6 Right upper abdominal pain |
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15 | (2) |
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Case 7 Heartburn, epigastric pain and a cough |
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17 | (2) |
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Case 8 Lines, catheters and tubes on a radiograph |
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19 | (4) |
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Case 9 Weakness and slurring while out for a drink |
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23 | (4) |
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Case 10 Back pain relieved only by aspirin |
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27 | (4) |
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Case 11 A persistent cough in an ex-smoker |
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31 | (4) |
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Case 12 A schoolmaster with progressive breathlessness |
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35 | (4) |
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39 | (2) |
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Case 14 Jaundice following cholecystectomy |
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41 | (4) |
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Case 15 Infant with clicking hips |
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45 | (2) |
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Case 16 Painful wrist after falling |
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47 | (2) |
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Case 17 Constipation in woman with ovarian tumour |
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49 | (2) |
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Case 18 Thirty-year-old man with headache |
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51 | (4) |
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55 | (4) |
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Case 20 Chest pain and dyspnoea |
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59 | (4) |
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Case 21 Young man with neck swelling |
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63 | (4) |
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Case 22 Collapse and possible seizure |
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67 | (4) |
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Case 23 Premature neonate with abdominal distension |
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71 | (4) |
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Case 24 Young child with painful arm |
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75 | (4) |
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Case 25 Acute epigastric pain |
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79 | (4) |
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Case 26 Man with atypical chest pain |
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83 | (2) |
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Case 27 Young woman with shortness of breath and chest pain |
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85 | (2) |
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Case 28 Chest discomfort and dyspnoea |
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87 | (4) |
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Case 29 Skateboarder with a painful foot |
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91 | (2) |
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Case 30 Left-sided loin pain |
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93 | (4) |
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Case 31 Unable to bear weight after a cycling accident |
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97 | (2) |
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Case 32 Strange bone appearance after falling |
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99 | (4) |
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103 | (2) |
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Case 34 Vomiting baby boy |
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105 | (2) |
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Case 35 Painless haematuria |
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107 | (2) |
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Case 36 Sudden onset weakness in an 80-year-old woman |
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109 | (2) |
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Case 37 Young man with ankle pain |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (4) |
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Case 39 Chest pain after falling |
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117 | (2) |
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Case 40 Swelling of the big toe |
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119 | (2) |
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Case 41 A young man with progressive dyspnoea on exertion |
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121 | (2) |
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Case 42 Pain on deep inspiration |
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123 | (4) |
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127 | (2) |
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Case 44 Pain in the hand following a punching injury |
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129 | (2) |
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Case 45 A fall on the hand and pain in the wrist |
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131 | (2) |
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Case 46 Shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain |
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133 | (2) |
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Case 47 A new arrival with cough and a fever |
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135 | (2) |
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Case 48 A seatbelt injury |
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137 | (2) |
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Case 49 A device in the pelvis |
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139 | (2) |
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Case 50 A cardiac abnormality |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (2) |
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Case 52 A distended and painful abdomen |
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145 | (2) |
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Case 53 Bloody sputum and weight loss |
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147 | (2) |
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Case 54 A soft fluctuant lump |
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149 | (2) |
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Case 55 Abdominal distension and shifting dullness |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (2) |
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Case 57 A retired construction worker with a cough |
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155 | (2) |
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Case 58 Distended abdomen and unable to pass gas |
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157 | (2) |
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Case 59 Torrential haematemesis |
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159 | (2) |
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Case 60 An incidental finding on chest radiograph |
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161 | (2) |
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Case 61 A worried nurse in intensive care |
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163 | (2) |
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Case 62 Young man with abdominal pain |
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165 | (2) |
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Case 63 Skin plaques and achy hands |
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167 | (4) |
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Case 64 Teaching sport can be a headache at times |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (2) |
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Case 66 Difficulty in swallowing |
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175 | (2) |
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Case 67 Pregnant woman with vomiting |
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177 | (4) |
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Case 68 Infant with a head injury |
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181 | (6) |
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Case 69 Abdominal distension in a woman with ovarian cancer |
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187 | (3) |
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Case 70 A woman with a breast lump |
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190 | (3) |
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Case 71 A rising creatinine |
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193 | (4) |
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Case 72 Neck pain after falling |
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197 | (3) |
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Case 73 A young man with back pain |
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200 | (5) |
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Case 74 A child with an injury |
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205 | (4) |
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Case 75 A renal tract abnormality |
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209 | (4) |
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Case 76 Shooting leg pain following lifting |
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213 | (2) |
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Case 77 A chronic productive cough |
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215 | (4) |
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Case 78 General fatigue and weakness |
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219 | (2) |
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Case 79 A cervical spine injury following a horse riding accident |
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221 | (4) |
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Case 80 Abdominal pain and diarrhoea in a 28-year-old woman |
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225 | (4) |
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Case 81 Pain in the left wrist following a fall |
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229 | (4) |
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Case 82 A known case of inflammatory bowel disease |
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233 | (4) |
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Case 83 A tourist from New Zealand |
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237 | (4) |
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Case 84 Spontaneous nose bleeds in a young person |
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241 | (4) |
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Case 85 Abdominal weight gain and distension despite dieting |
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245 | (4) |
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Case 86 Left mid zone crackles |
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249 | (4) |
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Case 87 Traumatic injury to a farmer's foot |
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253 | (4) |
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Case 88 An accountant with abdominal pain |
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257 | (4) |
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Case 89 Pain in a woman with breast cancer |
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261 | (4) |
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Case 90 Headache and visual field defects |
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265 | (4) |
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Case 91 A claudicant with worsening leg pain |
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269 | (4) |
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Case 92 Normal variant on a chest radiograph |
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273 | (2) |
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Case 93 Flank pain and haematuria |
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275 | (4) |
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Case 94 Patient with an intractable headache |
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279 | (4) |
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Case 95 An unwell patient with a rash |
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283 | (4) |
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Case 96 Chest wall swelling and a pleural effusion |
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287 | (4) |
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Case 97 Chest wall deformity in a pacemaker patient |
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291 | (4) |
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Case 98 Sudden onset back pain in a 72-year-old woman |
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295 | (4) |
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Case 99 Constipation and colicky abdominal pain |
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299 | (4) |
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303 | (3) |
| Index |
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