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Surgical 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.
| A patient with a severe abdominal gunshot wound (S_c8) |
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| Severe acute pancreatitis (S_c7) |
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| A young woman develops acute abdominal pain (S_c6) |
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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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| 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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| Treatment options in a diabetic patient presenting with fever and dyspnoea following upper abdominal surgery (S_c3) |
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| Appropriate prophylactic therapy in patient undergoing elective colon surgery (S_c2) |
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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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