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Medical case study: Back pain

...The letter claims that had Mr U been referred to hospital he would have undergone an MRI scan which would have identified a paracentral disc protrusion compressing the cauda equina...

  • 29 April 2022
  • Case study

Medical case study: Friendly care

...the GMC writes to Ms S informing her that concerns have been raised over her fitness to practise in connection with prescriptions supplied to a friend...

  • 22 April 2022
  • Case study
  • Insight - Secondary
  • Q2

Medical case study: Post-op tooth pain

...Mr K submits a letter of complaint asking if his tooth was knocked when he was being administered the general anaesthetic for his surgery...

  • 22 April 2022
  • Case study
  • Insight - Secondary
  • Q2

Medical case study: Vaccine error

...Dr M administers the vaccine but later realises he has given the patient the wrong one...

  • 22 April 2022
  • Case study
  • Insight - Secondary
  • Q2

Long-term diazepam prescription

...Dr H prescribes the drug weekly despite complaints by Mr C that he runs out of medication by the weekend...

  • 31 March 2022
  • Case study

Case study: An inconvenient “mole”

...It is alleged that Dr J failed to consider a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma and refer the patient for further investigations...

  • 29 March 2022
  • Case study
  • Insight - Primary
  • Q1

Case study: Long-term diazepam prescription

...Dr H prescribes the drug weekly despite complaints by Mr C that he runs out of medication by the weekend...

  • 29 March 2022
  • Case study
  • Insight - Primary
  • Q1

Case study: Back pain

...The letter claims that had Mr U been referred to hospital after the first follow-up consultation he would have likely undergone an emergency MRI scan which would have identified a paracentral disc protrusion compressing the cauda equina...

  • 29 March 2022
  • Case study
  • Insight - Primary
  • Q1

Genetic disclosure

...Genetic testing has revealed a chromosomal abnormality which could lead to serious health effects in her family, but Mrs R is estranged from her children and refuses to inform them...

  • 28 February 2022
  • Case study

Missed meningitis

...The letter of claim states that that the baby was exhibiting a considerable number of symptoms associated with meningitis and was discharged with a “dangerously high” heart rate...

  • 31 January 2022
  • Case study

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