1 A 37-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department having been found
confused at home by her husband. While in the emergency department she had a series of …

1 A 78-year-old woman presented with a 3-week history of acute onset pain and stiffness of
her shoulders. She experienced generalised stiffness every morning for 30 minutes after …

CME Infectious diseases SAQs (80449) Self-assessment questionnaire Page 1 514 © Royal
College of Physicians, 2013. All rights reserved. CME Infectious diseases SAQs Clinical …

1 A married 40-year-old teacher presented to the emergency department with a 3 day history
of pyrexia, cough and green sputum production. On examination she appeared otherwise …

1 A 65-year-old man presents with a two-month history of weakness, particularly on walking,
dry mouth of recent onset and a tendency towards constipation. On questioning, he does not …

4 A 73-year-old man was admitted to hospital with an eight-hour history of fever, shivering,
sweating and widespread muscle aching. For the previous 24 hours he had had increasing …

1 A 78-year-old woman presented with a 3-week history of acute onset pain and stiffness of
her shoulders. She experienced generalised stiffness every morning for 30 minutes after …

z Twenty self-assessment questions (SAQs) based on the published articles will appear at
the end of each CME specialty featured in Clinical Medicine. T he questions have been …

There is a high prevalence of patients with medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) in
primary and secondary care settings. Persistence of MUS is common, with a study based in …

Self Assessment Exercises in General Practice SELF ASSESSMENT EXERCISES Page 1
Introduction You are a Medical Officer working in a triservice primary care establishment. The …