Case study 1

An 18-year-old man is referred to the respiratory clinic for review of possible asthma

The patient reports receiving a clinical diagnosis of ‘mild asthma’ as a child but has never had formal pulmonary function tests, and has been on PRN salbutamol for years. 

His main complaint is...

Case study 1

An eight-year-old girl first presented after having severe allergic rhino‑conjunctivitis after being at a summer camp

Affecting approximately 24% of the European population,¹ allergic rhinitis (AR) is a highly prevalent allergic respiratory disease with symptoms that include sneezing,...

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A 67-year-old ex-smoker is referred to respiratory clinic with dyspnoea on exertion over the past six months

He is an ex-smoker with an 80-pack-year history. He is a retired van driver, with no family history of lung disease. He gets short of breath walking on the flat, but can walk for...

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A 19-year-old woman presents with progressive dyspnoea and syncopal episodes and is diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension

This 19-year-old female began complaining of exertional dyspnoea progressing to palpitation and presyncopal episodes over a period of a year and a half. This culminated...

Case study 1

A 66-year-old woman with a history of COPD presents to the emergency department with a three-day history of increasing breathlessness, fever, cough productive of green sputum and lethargy

She was discharged from hospital six weeks previously after an admission for a non-infective...