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Worsening memory

Easy

8 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 2

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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. Your next patient is Panos Lazaridis, 74, who has come with his wife, Vasiliki. She is worried that his memory has been getting worse over the past two years.

  1. Take a history from Mr Lazaridis and his wife

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your most likely diagnosis
  • You do not need to examine the patient
  • You do not need to summarise your findings to the examiner
  • You do not need to discuss investigations or management