Standard consultation

1. Reports right knee pain exacerbated by climbing stairs and prolonged walking.

Present for six weeks.

Described as a dull ache with intermittent sharp catches, rated at six out of ten in severity.

Accompanied by mild morning stiffness lasting less than twenty minutes. Denies locking, giving way, erythema, or systemic fever.

Taking paracetamol 1,000 milligrams orally three times daily, which provides minimal relief.

Plan

1. Commence meloxicam 15 milligrams orally once daily with food for fourteen days.

2. Complete a weight-bearing plain radiograph of the right knee to assess for osteoarthritis.

3. Attend physiotherapy for quadriceps strengthening exercises and joint offloading strategies.

4. Experiences a persistent dry cough that is worse at night.

Present for four weeks, commencing shortly after starting a new antihypertensive medication.

Characterised as a frequent, non-productive tickle in the throat of moderate severity.

Denies dyspnoea, chest pain, haemoptysis, fever, or unintentional weight loss.

Lozenges and honey have been trialled with no improvement in cough frequency.

Plan

1. Cease perindopril 5 milligrams immediately as it is the likely cause of the cough.

2. Commence candesartan 8 milligrams orally once daily for ongoing blood pressure management.

3. Monitor home blood pressure readings and return for a review in four weeks, or sooner if the cough does not resolve.

4. Complains of an itchy erythematous rash in the bilateral antecubital fossae.

Present for ten days following time spent gardening.

Presents as an intense, moderate to severe pruritus that disrupts sleep.

Associated with dry, scaling skin. Denies weeping, crusting, pustules, or spreading to other body areas.

Applying aqueous cream twice daily has slightly reduced the dryness but has not relieved the itch.

Plan

1. Apply methylprednisolone aceponate 0.1 percent fatty ointment topically to the affected areas once daily for seven days.

2. Continue regular application of a fragrance-free emollient three times daily and use a soap substitute for washing.

3. Requests a routine repeat prescription for dyslipidaemia medication and a review of recent blood tests.

Diagnosed with hypercholesterolaemia three years ago.

Condition remains entirely asymptomatic.

Denies muscle aches, weakness, dark urine, or abdominal pain.

Taking rosuvastatin 10 milligrams orally at night, which is well tolerated and maintains cholesterol within target ranges.

Plan

1. Continue rosuvastatin 10 milligrams orally once daily at night, with a repeat prescription provided today.
2. Repeat fasting lipid profile and liver function tests in twelve months.

PMHx

History includes essential hypertension diagnosed two years ago, hypercholesterolaemia, and a laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in 2018. Denies a history of diabetes mellitus, asthma, or ischaemic heart disease.

Perindopril has caused a persistent dry cough, necessitating a change in therapy today.

Social and Family history

Lives at home with spouse and works full-time as an accountant. Never smoked tobacco and consumes four standard alcoholic drinks per week. Father had a myocardial infarction at age sixty-eight, and mother has osteoarthritis.

Examination

Blood pressure is 138/84 millimetres of mercury, heart rate is 72 beats per minute and regular, temperature is 36.6 degrees Celsius, and body mass index is 27.4 kilograms per square metre. Right knee inspection reveals a small effusion and crepitus on passive flexion and extension, with tenderness along the medial joint line. Skin inspection shows erythematous, slightly lichenified plaques in both antecubital fossae.

Chest auscultation reveals clear vesicular breath sounds bilaterally with no wheeze or crepitations. Right knee examination shows no joint warmth, no erythema, and intact cruciate and collateral ligaments. Skin examination of the antecubital fossae shows no signs of secondary bacterial infection such as weeping or crusting.

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