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 an older adult mental health ward. Beryl Kingsley, 68, is a voluntary patient with severe depression. Two antidepressants have not helped and she is eating and drinking very little. The team has recommended ECT and she has capacity to decide.
1
Take a focused history from Mrs Kingsley
2
Explain ECT to Mrs Kingsley and begin the consent discussion
You do not need to examine the patient
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