Virtual case studies

The following cases are fictitious for illustrative purposes only and should not to be used to guide the management of clinical cases.

Apply your knowledge of commonly used laboratory coagulation assays to diagnose both ‘basic’ and ‘complex’ interactive virtual case scenarios.

Basic

A 1-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with a large haematoma of the right gluteal region.

A 9-month-old boy presents to his paediatrician for the fourth time in recent weeks with multiple skin haematomas on his legs, arms and head.

A 23-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with increasing fatigue and dyspnoea.

A 7-month-old boy presents to the clinic with a painful swollen knee that has persisted for roughly two days.

A 12-year-old girl presents to the clinic for assessment of heavy menstrual bleeding.

An 8-month-old boy presents to the clinic with an elbow that has been increasingly swollen since the previous day.

A 32-year-old man presents with severe bleeding following a tooth extraction.

A 1-year-old boy presents to the clinic with an increasingly swollen ankle following a minor fall.

A 72-year-old woman presents with extensive painless bruising that appeared spontaneously on her hands and feet.