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AIM Case Studies
This section is based on real-life cases from a number of different countries. These case histories have been adapted for use as educational tools which focus on AIM core principles. The cases are not intended to represent examples of best clinical practice.
| Choosing appropriate therapy in previously hospitalised elderly patient with pneumonia (ICU_c1) |
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| Patient with a peptic ulcer has frequent abdominal pain and develops an infection - what is the diagnosis and what are the treatment options? (ICU_c4) |
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| Investigating the treatment options in a patient with hydrocephalus and subsequent fever (ICU_c5) |
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| Diagnosis and treatment options in a young patient with head injury (ICU_c2) |
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| Frequently hospitalised patient with short-gut syndrome requires urgent treatment of infection (ICU_c3) |
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| Hospitalised elderly patient with COPD develops fever (P_c1) |
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| Adequate therapy in a confused resident in a long-term care facility who has a cough (P_c2) |
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| Ineffective therapy in a patient with severe community-acquired pneumonia and a prior history of urinary tract infection (P_c4) |
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| Road accident victim who requires mechanical ventilation develops fever early in the course of treatment - should resistant pathogens be suspected? (P_c3) |
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| Patient with previous renal cell carcinoma develops a fever following kidney transplant - what is the likely cause? (S_c1) |
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| Appropriate prophylactic therapy in patient undergoing elective colon surgery (S_c2) |
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| Treatment options in a diabetic patient presenting with fever and dyspnoea following upper abdominal surgery (S_c3) |
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| Constipated patient is not compliant with a regimen to normalise bowel function and presents to hospital with severe abdominal pain (S_c4) |
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| Patient with perforated appendix is discharged from hospital only to return 4 days later - what are the possible diagnoses? (S_c5) |
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| Young patient receives cephalosporin prophylaxis for facial injuries but develops pneumonia - what are the treatment options? (P_c5) |
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| A young woman develops acute abdominal pain (S_c6) |
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| Treatment options for a young girl with neuroblastoma who develops febrile neutropenia (Paed_c2) |
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| Bone marrow transplant recipient develops fever and neutropenia (Paed_c1) |
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| Elderly female admitted to hospital with suspected pneumonia (P_c7) |
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| An elderly patient with pneumonia and suspected Guillain–Barré syndrome (P_c6) |
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| A 16-year-old girl with multiple trauma following a car accident |
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| Patient presenting with diabetes mellitus and fever is admitted to hospital for diagnosis and treatment |
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| A patient with a severe abdominal gunshot wound (S_c8) |
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| A premature infant develops respiratory distress and abdominal distention at 2 weeks of age (Paed_c3) |
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| Community-acquired pneumonia in a drug abuser from Missouri (P_c8) |
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| Severe acute pancreatitis (S_c7) |
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| A Gastrointestinal Problem |
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| Hospital-acquired pneumonia: Optimising antibiotic treatment with an emphasis on pharmacodynamic considerations |
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| A male with relapsing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) |
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| A 35-year-old man presents with febrile neutropenia five days after bone marrow transplant |
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| Adjuvant therapy in a trauma patient with pneumonia |
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