General practice · History

Racing heart after a baby

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 3

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

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in general practice. Your next patient is Nyandeng Garang, 30, presenting with six weeks of a racing heart.

  1. Take a full history

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
  • You do not need to summarise your findings to the examiner
  • You are not required to examine the patient