General practice · Explanation & counselling

Diabetic foot check

Medium

15 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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2 min reading · 15 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in general practice. Nikos Papadakis, 63, has type 2 diabetes for 15 years and is here for his annual diabetes review. His latest HbA1c is 8.2%.

  1. Perform a focused examination

  2. Explain your findings and the management plan to Mr Papadakis

  • You do not need to take a history
  • Please examine the feet fully; findings will be provided on request
  • Monofilament, 128 Hz tuning fork and tendon hammer on the table
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Investigations

Examination