Acid burn
...Max leaves the surgery and attends A&E where the attending physician confirms that the lesion appears to be a chemical burn...
Gut pain
...The patient expressed worry that he might have gallstones but Dr K diagnosed dyspepsia without an examination to determine the nature of the epigastric pain...
Parental neglect
...Police are now considering charging the girl’s parents with child abuse and have requested a statement from the dentist...
Case study: Painful pregnancy
...Ms G complains of intermittent abdominal pain and states that a recent home pregnancy test was positive...
Rapid decline
... A form was drawn up mistakenly stopping all bumetanide scripts...
Teeth overprepared
...The dentist noted that a large amount of tooth tissue had been removed in the preparation of UR2 – more akin to crown provision...
Problem pregnancy
...An ultrasound would have revealed an empty uterus and a suboptimal rise in serum beta HCG levels, leading to a diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy...
Hockey twist
...The surgeon expresses “surprise” that the diagnosis was missed in A&E and that there was no onward referral to an on-call orthopaedic specialist...
Check the register
...a letter from the GDC arrives at the practice concerning the employment of an unregistered nurse. It alleges that this action has put patients at unnecessary risk...
Case study: Failure to communicate
...Mrs W had undergone a hysterectomy through a previous caesarian section scar and serous fluid is now leaking from the wound...
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