General practice · History

Fevers and sweats

Medium

8 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for UWA Year 4 students

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2 min reading · 8 min station · reminders at 1 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in general practice in Narrogin. Your next patient is Wei Lim, 38, presenting with ten days of fevers and sweats. Blood tests a colleague requested were collected yesterday.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Explain your diagnosis and management plan to the patient

  • You do not need to examine the patient or summarise your history
  • The examiner will give you any results that are available
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