Case report 05/09/2017 Wrong drug, no negligence Preview Article Wrong drug, no negligence Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Mrs M was a 64-year-old care assistant in a retirement home. She visited her GP with a two-month history of blood in her stools, altered bowel habit, and intermittent lower abdominal discomfort. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Medical Records Casebook Record keeping
Case report 14/07/2017 A failure to monitor Preview Article A failure to monitor Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Retired engineer Mr S, 77, went to see his GP, Dr J, with symptoms of dizziness. He had returned from a pacemaker check at the hospital that morning and while travelling home on the train he had started to feel off-balance. He managed to get an emergency appointment to see Dr J, by which time the symptoms were resolving. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Casebook Scotland Managing clinical risk
Case report 09/11/2015 Childhood brain cancer Preview Article Childhood brain cancer Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview At presentation, Peter was 14 years old and had presented with migraines since the age of 8. He was taking Pizotifen and his headaches were well controlled. Over the past four weeks he had started getting headaches again. They were in a similar location to his migraines, but were different in nature – he couldn’t put his finger on exactly how. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Neurology & Neurosurgery Paediatrics Complaints GP locum Managing clinical risk Diagnosis
Case report 15/05/2015 Cumulative errors Preview Article Cumulative errors Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Mrs G, 34, presented to the delivery suite at 12pm, 38 weeks into her first pregnancy. Her antenatal care had been uneventful apart from measuring slightly “large for dates”. She was found to have a longitudinal lie with a cephalic presentation, and was experiencing three contractions every ten minutes. The midwife examined her and found her to be 2cm dilated with a fully effaced cervix and “intact membranes”. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Casebook Record keeping Paediatrics Claims Communication
Case report 05/05/2015 Stroke after carotid surgery Preview Article Stroke after carotid surgery Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Miss C, a 30-year-old accountant, developed an asymptomatic left-sided neck lump. A CT scan revealed a 23 x 17 x 27mm mass at the carotid bifurcation consistent with a carotid body tumour. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Communication Casebook Managing clinical risk Consent Casebook Scotland
Case report 05/05/2015 The swollen knee Preview Article The swollen knee Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Forty-four-year-old Ms M presented to her GP with pain and swelling of her right knee. She had experienced similar symptoms three years earlier whilst pregnant but had not undergone any investigations at the time Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Orthopaedics Radiology Casebook Managing clinical risk Diagnosis Casebook Scotland
Case report 05/05/2015 A persistent headache Preview Article A persistent headache Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Mr H, a 45-year-old solicitor and father of three, visited his GP Dr P with a persistent headache. He described two months of symptoms, occurring up to six times per week, mainly in the mornings and with associated nausea. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Casebook Scotland Casebook Managing clinical risk Diagnosis Renal Medicine GP locum
Case report 05/05/2015 Fatal condition Preview Article Fatal condition Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Mrs J, a 62-year-old housewife, did not visit her GP often. However, she consulted Dr D with a two-week history of coryzal symptoms. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk Casebook Scotland Prescribing GP locum General practice Casebook
Case report 05/05/2015 A malignant lesion Preview Article A malignant lesion Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Mr M, a 44-year-old architect, attended his GP, Dr C, for a skin check. Dr C diagnosed a papilloma on his right chest wall as well as a seborrhoeic keratosis skin lesion of the upper left arm. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Successful Defence Managing clinical risk Casebook Scotland Dermatology Scotland Medical Records
Case report 05/05/2015 Diverted by the diagnosis Preview Article Diverted by the diagnosis Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Miss A, a 40-year-old IT consultant, was talking to a colleague at work when she developed a headache, along with blurred vision and nausea. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... GP locum Casebook Diagnosis Managing clinical risk Emergency Medicine General practice
Case report 05/05/2015 Too much oxygen Preview Article Too much oxygen Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview A baby was born by caesarean section at 27 weeks gestation with a birth weight of 980grams. The baby was intubated, ventilated and endotracheal surfactant was administered. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims Managing clinical risk Negligence Paediatrics
Case report 05/05/2015 A problem with polyps Preview Article A problem with polyps Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Mr S was a 35-year-old taxi driver who was visiting his extended family abroad. While he was there he decided to have a routine health check in a private clinic. He told the doctor in the health clinic that he had noticed some rectal bleeding over the previous four months. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing clinical risk General practice Negligence Diagnosis GP locum Claims