MSK & orthopaedics · Examination

Neck pain after a collision

Easy

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Your next patient is Margaret Thompson, 27, presenting with neck pain after a car crash.

  1. Perform a neck examination, including an upper limb neurological screen

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your findings
    • Your most likely diagnosis
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
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Examination