A 23-year-old female presents to an urgent care center complaining of a runny nose and a sore throat. She explains that she was treated with amoxicillin by her primary care physician about 2 weeks ago without any relief. She denies fever or chills and states that her symptoms are worst in the morning upon waking. […]

Arthur Charleston is a 72-year-old Aboriginal Wiradjuri man. Birth date 7/04/1950. MRN 1020304. Mr. Charleston presented to the Emergency Department today following a fall at his home. Mr. Charleston has a contusion above his left eye and shows some disorientation to person, place, and time; he currently has a GCS of 14. Pupils are equal […]

Mrs. Evelyn Thompson, an 82-year-old woman, was admitted to the hospital with a chief complaint of worsening pain and skin lesions on her sacral and heel areas. Mrs. Thompson had a history of multiple chronic illnesses, including hypertension, osteoarthritis, and diabetes, which had led to peripheral neuropathy. Upon discussing her medical history, Mrs. Thompson revealed […]

a 70 year old woman has a history of hypertention and mild chronic kidney disease. her recent GFR is estimated at 45 mL/min, which falls within stage 3 of chronic kidney disease. her weight is 60kg. gentamicin, an antibiotic commonly used to treat severe bacterial infections. the standard dose for adults if 5mg/kg of body […]

Ms. D, a 54-year-old patient, is brought to the emergency department by her daughter because of weakness and a decreasing level of consciousness. The daughter says that Ms. D has been reporting nausea, with associated abdominal and back pain. Although usually Ms. D is very alert and oriented, today she has been increasingly lethargic. Her […]