Surgery & perioperative · History

Pre-admission assessment

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Recommended for Curtin Year 5 students

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

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the pre-admission clinic. Ian Whitmore, 64, is having a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in two weeks.

  1. Take a focused pre-operative history

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • His perioperative risks
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
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Investigations

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