General practice · History

Diarrhoea and wind

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 3

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in general practice. Your next patient is Bridget Fairley, 31, presenting with three weeks of diarrhoea and wind.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
  • You do not need to examine the patient
  • You do not need to summarise your history to the examiner
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Investigations