9: Cry wolf
Case 9 Cry wolf James O’Connell is a 31 year old man with a long history of cigarette, marijuana, alcohol and opioid drug abuse, who in the last 12 months…
7: Better late than never
Case 7 Better late than never Jimmy Irvine, a 38-year-old man with learning difficulties, hypothyroidism and congenital heart disease is brought to the Emergency Department by his father with a…
3: Investigating and dealing with errors
References 1. Department of Health (2006) Good doctors, safer patients: Proposals to strengthen the system to assure and improve the performance of doctors and to protect the safety of patients….
16: Clumsiness
Case 16 Clumsiness Mr Stephen Higgins is a 58-year-old partner in an accountancy firm. He is married with two grown-up daughters and a young grandson. He is referred to the…
5: Bad luck or bad judgement
Case 5 Bad luck or bad judgement Daphne Hardcastle is a 52-year-old publican who presents to the Emergency Department following an episode of left-sided weakness and slurred speech. Her symptoms,…
14: Falling standards
Case 14 Falling standards Mrs Owen is a 79-year-old lady who is partially sighted (macular degeneration), has mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease, stable heart failure and osteoarthritis of her knees….
13: A flu-like illness
Case 13 A flu-like illness Shaun Jones is a 34-year-old flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. He is generally fit and well. He is brought to the Emergency Department…
11: A doubly bad outcome
Case 11 A doubly bad outcome Mrs Benjamin is a 34-year-old woman who has been referred to the medical assessment unit by her GP with a 48-hour history of breathlessness….
8: Man down
Case 8 Man down Mr Brown, a 46-year-old air traffic controller, awakes one morning at 4.45 am and gets ready to start his early morning shift. He usually cycles the…
1: A shaky excuse
Case 1 A shaky excuse Paul Turner is a 34-year-old self-employed painter and decorator who is normally fit and active. He has been diagnosed as having probable multiple sclerosis after…
