Emergency · History + examination

Left abdominal pain, fever

Medium

15 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Warren Pike, 61, an electrician, has three days of pain in the left lower abdomen and a fever.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Examine the patient

  3. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your interpretation of the results
    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Your management plan
  • You do not need to summarise your findings
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