2 min reading · 15 min station · reminders at 2 min
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 Sione Latu, 29, presenting with severe left loin pain.
1
Take a focused history
2
Perform an abdominal examination
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
Urinalysis
Urinalysis
Item
Value
Reference range
Leucocytes
negative
negative
Nitrites
negative
negative
Protein
trace
negative
Blood
3+
negative
Glucose
negative
negative
Ketones
2+
negative
pH
6.0
5.0-8.0
Specific gravity
1.030
1.005-1.030
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Investigations
Examination
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