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Clinical Opal #19 - ‘The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone’
Mary is a 69-year-old retired teacher discharged two weeks ago from the local public hospital after repair of a fractured neck of femur...
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Millie, a 32-year-old primary school teacher, presents to you with a five week history of diarrhoea...
Sally, a 41-year-old primary school teacher, presents to you with a six-week history of being “tired all the time”...
Jose is a 9 year unvaccinated child with a 5 day history of a low grade fever, cough and sore throat...
Graeme, a 64-year-old retired builder, presented to you for repeat prescriptions two weeks previously as a new patient to the practice...
Zoe is a 41-year-old graphic designer who presents to you with right hip pain...
Terese is a 64-year-old retired teacher who has a 12 year history of type 2 diabetes. She also has hypertension...
Kelly, aged 28, presents for an appointment as she is planning a pregnancy with her husband. She has no significant medical history, is nulliparous, is a non-smoker, has normal body weight, maintains a healthy diet and exercise routine, and has a contraceptive implant in situ.
Joan is a 64-year-old hospital cleaner who presents to you one morning feeling 'dreadful'. Joan has a past history of well controlled diabetes and takes metformin 500mg bd.
Bob Georgiou, a 66-year-old retired university lecturer, presents to you with vague aches and pains, weight loss of a few kilograms and fatigue for the past couple of months.