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 orthopaedic ward. Mavis Fairweather, 83, fell at home last night. Her X-ray shows a displaced intracapsular fracture of the left neck of femur. The orthogeriatric team has found she has capacity. She is listed for a hemiarthroplasty tomorrow morning.
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Obtain informed consent for a hemiarthroplasty
You do not need to take a history or examine the patient
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