2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min
2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min
Instructions
You are an intern on the respiratory ward. Ivan Dunleavy, 71, has a large right pleural effusion. The registrar will do an ultrasound-guided pleural aspiration this afternoon and asks you to obtain consent.
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Obtain informed consent for a pleural aspiration
You do not need to take a full history, examine or do the procedure
Bloods
Platelets 260, INR 1.1
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