Case report 01/05/2010 The patient with too many ills Preview Article The patient with too many ills Time to read article: 3 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr S was a 45-year-old man who was well-known to his GP. He was an anxious, frequent attendee, who needed to discuss different symptoms and worried about his general health. He had suffered from psychiatric disorders in the past and was a heavy smoker who found it difficult to give up. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Record keeping Negligence Neurology & Neurosurgery General practice Investigations Psychiatry
Case report 01/05/2009 Too late for contraception Preview Article Too late for contraception Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Miss C, a 25-year-old bank clerk, attended an appointment with the practice nurse, Nurse B, at her local surgery. Miss C was in a stable relationship and wished to discuss the options available to her for contraception. Miss C’s medical notes revealed that she had tried the combined oral contraceptive in the past, but had experienced side effects and was not good at remembering to take it daily. Recently she had been using barrier contraception alone. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... General practice System Errors Obstetrics & Gynaecology Record keeping Investigations Consent
Case report 01/09/2007 Too keen to close Preview Article Too keen to close Time to read article: 2 mins () ★ Close Preview Mr P was a 17-year-old student who attended the Minor Injuries Unit at his local A&E department after a fight. He walked in and sat in the waiting area with a friend. The triage nurse offered him some analgesia but he refused it. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Emergency Medicine Managing clinical risk Negligence Investigations System Errors Diagnosis