ABSTRACT
The aim of the 100 Cases series is to provide a novel learning and revision tool that works by guiding the student through clinical cases, imitating those that students and Foundation Year Doctors are likely to meet in a general practice setting. The cases are written to interest students in clinical problems and to help them develop their skills o
Person-centred medicine. Bio-psycho-social approach. Non serious physical injury with serious social consequences. The importance of family history. Ethico-legal issues. Difficult communication. Telephone consultation. Patient pathway to the GP. Sorting symptoms. When to investigate. Uncertainty. Risk management. Team approach. The GP role. Continuity of care. When to refer. Use of resources. Individual and community needs. Diversity and Access issues. Subtle symptoms with rare, potentially life-threatening consequences. Advocacy. There's a lot of it about. Seasonal conditions. Normality. A long list. Hypochondriacs eventually get ill. We don't always get it right. New information or knowledge. Partial, early presentation. It's a bit like my granny. Medicalising symptoms. Psychosomatic presentations. Seeing the patient in the street. Getting medical care for our own family. Our own experience. An uncomfortable relationship with a patient. Adherence. Differential diagnosis. Infectious diseases. Family problems. Importance of treating conditions with no serious sequelae. Treatment of chronic conditions for which there are no symptoms. Epidemiological contributions. Common, self-limiting conditions. Where there is no cure: holding a patient. Not winning. Latrogenic disease.
