This isn’t a case as such but it is early work on human embryos exploring the technique of gene editing. “The prospect of genetically engineering humans has come a step closer, with the publication of the first paper to describe efforts to modify embryos. There is a long way to go before we can safely […]
Month: April 2015
Breast pain in a patient on dialysis
Calcific uremic arteriolopathy We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below? 1. What are the indications for dialysis? 2. What are the complications of dialysis? 3. What is calcific uremic arteriopathy? If you don’t know the answers or want to know more read ’Breast pain in a patient […]
Acquired savant syndrome
Following a head injury whilst skiing an anonymous US lady now complains of remembering too much. “I could remember everywhere, like flicking through the pages of a book. Every place I had ever been, but specifically the buildings.“ http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/acquired-savant-sydnrome The lady goes on to say that her neurologist is considering writing up her case. I wonder […]
The Case of an ACL deficient knee
Anterior Drawer test in an ACL deficient knee We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below? 1. What is the anterior draw test? 2. What do you see in these figures? 3. How else might the ACL be tested? If you don’t know the answers, want to see […]
A rare but potentially fatal cause of diarrhoea and weight loss
Enteropathy associated T-cell Lymphoma We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below? 1. Diarrhoea can kill – under what circumstances may diarrhoea be fatal? 2. What types of enteropathy do you know? 3. How would you manage life-threatening diarrhoea due to a range of causes? 4. How would […]