Emergency · History + examination

Arm weak for 10 minutes

Medium

15 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Trevor Mallory, 68, says his right arm went weak and his speech slurred for about ten minutes this morning. He feels back to normal now.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Examine the patient

  3. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your interpretation of the results
    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Your management plan
  • You do not need to summarise your findings
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