Thursday, January 14, 2016

An Infant Presenting With Fever After First Set Of Immunization


A 2 month old infant is brought to your clinic with a history of having developed temperature of   39.9 C following his first set of immunization. The child is screaming and irritable. General and systemic examination shows no abnormality.
Answer the following questions:

1. Which immunization(s) is/(are) the most likely cause of fever and irritability in the child and outline initial steps in management?
2. What modifications will you make in the immunization schedule for this child?

Friday, January 1, 2016

A Patient Presenting With Seizures

A 65 year old man presents to your clinic after suffering a seizure. An hour back he developed jerking in his right arm and leg which lasted 5 minutes. He also lost consciousness for a brief period. He has smoked > 40 cigarettes for over 30 years. He is normal on examination.
In this case:

  1. What is your provisional diagnosis?
  2. What is the most likely underlying cause for the seizure?
  3. How will you investigate and manage?
Answers: