Case studies
Real world challenges
Case studies
Our experts present clinical cases selected to illustrate some of the challenges encountered in the diagnosis and treatment of patients in the real world.
Prompt intervention for an acute soft tissue infection that developed after rectal surgery was critical for this 59-year-old woman
This elderly man required an extended ICU stay after admission to hospital with acute abdominal pain
A middle-aged woman who developed fever and respiratory symptoms 2 days after a planned hip arthroplasty
Respiratory function in this hospitalised elderly man with COPD improved with initial treatment, then deteriorated
A 72-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with pneumonia and persistent flu-like symptoms
A 27-year-old professional diver with repeated episodes of pneumonia
A middle-aged woman who developed fever and respiratory symptoms 2 days after a planned hip arthroplasty
Respiratory function in this hospitalised elderly man with COPD improved with initial treatment, then deteriorated
A 72-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with pneumonia and persistent flu-like symptoms
A 27-year-old professional diver with repeated episodes of pneumonia
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The cases and outcomes depicted in these cases studies are fictional and for teaching purposes only, these are not real patients.
