Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in family medicine. Your next patient is Jamie Tooth, a 35-year-old woman presenting with joint pain. Please take a history and conduct a relevant examination. Patient History: Jamie Tooth, 35 y/ F, dog trainer. For 8 months, you have been getting worsening knee pain in both knees. The pain is present on most days

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in family medicine. You have a 51-year-old female (Emma Waterstone) presenting with joint pain in her upper limbs. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: Emma Waterstone - a 51-year-old female - receptionist. You have noticed joint pain in your fingers + knuckles + wrists of both

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in family medicine. Your next patient is 65-year-old Sandra Cook, a retired primary school teacher presenting with a cough. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: (You should speak with a hoarse voice) Sandra Cook - a 65-year-old female - retired primary school teacher. Well, you

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are currently a doctor working in family medicine. Your next patient is called Yvonne Hiddleston, a 54-year-old caucasian lady complaining of shoulder pain. Please take a history and perform an appropriate examination. Patient History: Yvonne Hiddleston, 54-year-old, Occupation: cleaner. You have noticed increasing shoulder pain. The p

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in family medicine. Your next patient is a 16-year-old female called Chloe Norris, with recurrent shortness of breath. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: Chole Norris, 16F, Student. You've found yourself getting short of breath over the last 4 months. You've had one episode e

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are currently a doctor working in the emergency department. Your next patient is Megan Dox – a 35-year-old woman presenting with a fever. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: Megan Dox - a 35-year-old female - office worker. You have been feeling unwell for the past few days. Today you took a tempe

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in family medicine. Your next patient is Frederick Zhang, a 33-year-old male with a history of migraines who presents today complaining of recent episodes of severe headache. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: Frederick Zhang (Freddy), 33 y/o M, Chief Financial Officer of a t

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in family medicine. Your next patient is 77-year-old Margaret Robson, presenting with a breast problem. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: 77-year-old Margaret Robson - retired. You've had a lump in your left breast for some time, though you never thought much of it since yo

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in emergency medicine. Your next patient is Karen Perkins, a 45-year-old lady complaining of abdominal pain. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: You have some dreadful pain below your right ribs; it started gradually before you went to bed last night. But it's suddenly much

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor at the emergency department. Your next patient is Yamato Takahashi, a 55-year-old male presenting with shortness of breath. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: Yamato Takahashi, a 55-year-old male, Engineer. You’ve been short of breath for the past few months, particularly worse when

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in family medicine. Takashi Shimura is a 62-year-old male who has presented with dysphagia. Please take a brief history, discuss the potential diagnoses with the patient and the next steps to be taken. Examination is not required. Patient History: Takashi Shimura, 62-year-old retired male. You moved from Japan 10 y

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are currently a doctor working in the emergency department. Your next patient is Goku San – a 45-year-old gentleman presenting with abdominal pain. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: Your name is Goku San – a 45-year-old gentleman who works in a pub. You noticed in the past two days that you deve

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in a clinic at a haematology department. Your next patient is called Boba Tee – a 68-year-old lady who has been referred querying Leukaemia for fever and unexplained bruising. Please take a history and perform an appropriate examination. Patient History: Over the past few months, you have been feeling unwell. You d

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in the emergency department. Your next patient is an 18-year-old female, Jolyne Cujoh, presenting with a fever. Please take a history and perform an appropriate examination. Patient History: Jolyne Cujohn, an 18-year-old female student. Since a few days ago, you have been feeling unwell with shivering. Last night,

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Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in the emergency department. Your next patient is 64-year-old Harry Wilson complaining of abdominal discomfort. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: You are Harry Wilson - a 64-year-old male - retired construction worker. You've had some vague aching pain in the middle part of

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in the emergency department. Your next patient is Joe Mama- a 45-year-old gentleman presenting with shoulder pain. Please take a history and perform an appropriate examination. Patient History: Your name is Joe Mama 45 year old – construction worker. Your right shoulder has been getting gradually worse every day. T

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are an emergency department doctor. Your next patient is a 28-year-old gentleman, Gerald Beckham, presenting with knee pain. Please take a history and perform an appropriate examination. Patient History: Your name is Gerald Beckham - a 28-year-old male- accountant. You remember while playing football on a grass pitch about 2 hours ago

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in the emergency department. Your next patient is called Sam Smith – a 46-year-old gentleman presenting with a neck lump. Please take a history and perform an appropriate examination. Patient History: Your name is Sam Smith – 46-year-old – currently unemployed. You noticed in the past month, that there's a growing

Practice this case based on how you are assessed in your OSCEs, and use the relevant sections for general revision. 🤓 Doctor Instruction: You are a doctor working in family medicine. Your next patient is 31-year-old Holly Morris complaining of dizziness. Please take a history and perform a relevant examination. Patient History: Holly Morris - 31 year old lady - works at a café. You've been having spells of severe dizziness for about a week. When asked to clarify, you describ