Surgery & perioperative · History + examination

Low urine output after surgery

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are an intern on the surgical ward. You are asked to see Liam Fraser, 71, the evening after bowel surgery, because his urine output has been 15 mL an hour for four hours.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Examine the patient

  3. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your findings
    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
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Investigations

Examination

After treatment