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Problem 49 A woman with palpitations David Torpy A 63-year-old female retired administrative assistant attends your preoperative assessment clinic prior to a diagnostic left knee arthroscopy after several months of…

Problem 47 Fatigue and bruising in a teenager Charles G. Mullighan A usually fit and active 13-year-old boy complains of gradually worsening tiredness for a month. In the last few…

Problem 43 An unwell young man in the emergency room Jonathan Mitchell, Mohammed M. Rashid A 33-year-old man presents to the emergency department after informing his partner that he had…

Problem 14 A woman with acute upper abdominal pain Duncan J. Stewart, Roger Ackroyd A 57-year-old woman is admitted with a 2-day history of increasingly severe upper abdominal pain, radiating…

Problem 40 A middle-aged man with sudden visual loss Sumu Simon, Robert Fitridge A 61-year-old man presents to the emergency department with complaints of sudden transient right monocular visual loss….

Problem 23 A 59-year-old man with calf pain Robert Fitridge A 59-year-old man presents with a 4-month history of pain in the right calf. The pain occurs only on walking…

Problem 31 A 68-year-old woman with breathlessness and yellow sputum Hubertus P.A. Jersmann You are working in the emergency department one winter evening. A 68-year-old woman is brought in by…

Problem 15 Flank pain in a 60-year-old man Darren Foreman A 60-year-old man presents with an 8-hour history of left flank pain. This had a sudden onset and the pain…

Problem 29 A 25-year-old woman with chest pain and breathlessness Fiona Kermeen You are currently working in the emergency department on an evening shift. A 25-year-old woman has come to…

Problem 52 Back and leg pain in a middle-aged man Gabriel Lee A 50-year-old man experiences a sudden onset of back and leg pain while walking. The pain radiates from…