Emergency · History + examination

Rolled ankle at netball

Easy

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 4

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Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Eleni Kostopoulos, 24, rolled her right ankle landing from a jump at netball an hour ago and can hardly walk on it.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Examine the patient

  3. 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
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