Surgery & perioperative · History + examination

Confusion and weakness

Hard

15 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Curtin Year 5 students

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

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Your next patient is Colin Dwyer, 79, brought in by his daughter with confusion.

  1. Take a history from the patient and his daughter

  2. Examine the patient

  3. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your findings
    • Your interpretation of the results
    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations

FBC and CRP

FBC and CRP
ItemValueReference range
Haemoglobin116 g/L130-180 g/L
White cell count18.4 x 10^9/L4.0-11.0 x 10^9/L
Neutrophils16.8 x 10^9/L2.0-7.5 x 10^9/L
C-reactive protein186 mg/L<5 mg/L

UEC and glucose

UEC and glucose
ItemValueReference range
Sodium132 mmol/L135-145 mmol/L
Potassium4.8 mmol/L3.5-5.2 mmol/L
Urea18.2 mmol/L2.5-7.5 mmol/L
Creatinine168 umol/L60-110 umol/L
eGFR34 mL/min/1.73 m2>60 mL/min/1.73 m2
Glucose13.8 mmol/L3.5-7.7 mmol/L

Liver function and coagulation

Liver function and coagulation
ItemValueReference range
Bilirubin92 umol/L3-20 umol/L
ALP486 U/L30-110 U/L
GGT612 U/L5-50 U/L
ALT178 U/L5-40 U/L
AST164 U/L5-40 U/L
Albumin29 g/L35-50 g/L
INR1.40.9-1.2

Venous lactate

Venous lactate
ItemValueReference range
Venous lactate4.1 mmol/L0.5-2.2 mmol/L
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Investigations

Examination

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