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Clinical Opal - A child with a rash
Your next patient is Frankie, a 5 year old girl, who is brought in by her mother Nora. Frankie has been unwell for the past 48 hours with fever, sore throat and headache. The previous day Nora noticed a rash over Frankie’s neck and chest which has since spread over the rest of her body.
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Jill is a 64-year-old retired accountant who presents to you with her concerned husband, Michael. Jill is usually fit and well apart from a history of well controlled hypertension on perindopril.
Are we doing the right thing when we reach for paracetomol or ibuprofen in response to a fever, or does that fever have benefits in helping our body to fight the infection?
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Marty presents with throat tightness following an insect bite
Once anaphylaxis has been identified, immediate treatment is required to stop the allergic cascade from producing histamines, prostaglandins and cytokines, and manage the effects of these agents. Management will include immediate treatment, refractory management and post crisis management.
Gail is a 63 year old post abdominoplasty who is complaining of tingling lips, abdominal cramping and watery eyes...
A 19 year old woman presents to the urgent care GP clinic, she has been feeling unwell for the last 24 hours. She has insulin dependent diabetes and is known to have poor compliance.
5-year old Josie is brought in for assessment by her mother Beth because of her ‘difficult’ behaviour.