A 48 year old man presents to his GP with chest pain. Over the last 3 months he has noticed chest pain when out walking – he is a postman. He is getting it more frequently now, and he feels it is affecting his work as he needs to rest Read more
A 16 year old boy presents with a sore throat for three days. He has also felt feverish and thinks that the glands in his neck have swollen up again. This is the third similar presentation in the last year. Sore throat is one of the most common presentations to Read more
A 68 year old retired joiner presents with a three month history of dry cough. It is present throughout the day. He has not coughed up any blood. He denies any chest pain or breathlessness. He has not lost weight. He smokes 20 cigarettes per day. He also has hypertension. Read more
A 59 year old female presented to her GP with a six month history of increasing shortness of breath, mainly on exertion. She has no associated cough or chest pain. She has smoked 20 cigarettes a day for the last 40 years. She gets a number of chest infections per Read more