Mental health · History

Losing weight and still too big

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 general practice. Your next patient is Jia Zhang, 17, brought in by her mother after a collapse at home. Her mother is waiting outside.

  1. Take a focused history, including a risk assessment

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your mental state examination and risk assessment
    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations

Last recorded weight

60 kg (BMI 21.3), eight months ago

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Investigations

Examination

After treatment

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