Case study 1: Post-abdominal surgery lateral femoral cutaneous nerve neuralgia

A 37-year-old woman presents with left thigh and hip pain of approximately 18 months duration

She has Altered sensation, pain and sensitivity from anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) and greater trochanter over lateral thigh....

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Cytoreductive nephrectomy in the targeted therapy era

A 62-year-old man presented with abdominal pain. Previous medical history was notable for H pylori gastritis, hypertension and abdominal abscess eight years previously. 

A CT scan was performed and revealed a large right renal mass...

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A 34-year-old male is referred to the clinic complaining of intermittent mild abdominal pain and nausea two years following a three-week hospital admission for severe acute pancreatitis (AP) secondary to alcohol

He is abstinent from alcohol but smokes 20 cigarettes per day. He was diagnosed...

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A 54-year-old woman who has no prior past medical history is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Her body mass index (BMI) is 37kg/m². Her renal function is normal and she is taking no regular medications. HbA1c was found to be 62mmol/mol (7.8%).

Question 1

What is the glycaemic...

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A 52-year-old man, who works as a carpenter, is referred by his GP for assessment of an intermittent, unilateral resting tremor, affecting the right hand

Examination of the man revealed a positive Myerson’s sign, as well as bradykinesia, with cogwheel rigidity, more prominent on the right. A...