RANZCR AIT case studies
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The RANZCR Clinical Radiology Training Program is the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists' five-year vocational pathway for doctors training to become clinical radiologists in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. RANZCR describes the program as running "for five years across three phases: building foundations in Phase 1, developing breadth in Phase 2, and consolidating skills focused on interests in Phase 3." Examinations sit within this structure: the College publishes a Clinical Radiology Examination Phases page and separate Examinations and Training Requirements pages for trainees, and the specialty spans diagnostic imaging, interventional procedures and cancer care. The RANZCR AIT case studies are 5 cases and about 3,395 words.
1The Breathless 34-Week Pregnant Woman with Suspected PE
A 29-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1, is 34 weeks pregnant and presents to the emergency department with 2 days of progressive dyspnoea and pleuritic right-sided chest pain. She has no leg swelling.
786 words, about 4 min2Incidental Pancreatic Cyst in an 82-Year-Old with Multiple Comorbidities
An 82-year-old man is referred after a CT abdomen performed for haematuria shows an incidental 18 mm cystic lesion in the body of the pancreas. He has ischaemic heart disease, stage 3 chronic kidney disease (eGFR 42), and atrial fibrillation on apixaban.
621 words, about 3 min3The 6-Week-Old with a Limp and a Normal-Looking Radiograph
A 6-week-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his parents with reluctance to move the left leg and irritability over 3 days. He is afebrile (36.8°C), feeding poorly, and has a swollen left thigh.
714 words, about 4 min4The 58-Year-Old with a 3 cm Lung Nodule and a Previous Breast Cancer
A 58-year-old woman, former smoker (20 pack-years, quit 10 years ago), is referred with a 3.0 cm spiculated right upper lobe nodule found on a CT performed for persistent cough. She had breast cancer 8 years ago treated with lumpectomy, radiotherapy and tamoxifen, now completed.
523 words, about 3 min5The 72-Year-Old with Back Pain and a Lytic Vertebral Lesion
A 72-year-old man presents with 6 weeks of progressive thoracic back pain, worse at night, with no history of trauma. He has a background of hypertension and a 40 pack-year smoking history.
751 words, about 4 min