Eyes & ENT · History + examination

Earache and discharge

Medium

8 min station · 2 min reading · UWA Year 4

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2 min reading · 8 min station · reminders at 1 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department at Merredin Health Service. Your next patient is Clem Haddrick, 74, a farmer, presenting with six weeks of pain and discharge from his left ear.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Perform a focused examination

  3. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
  • Please verbalise your examination; findings will be provided on request
  • You do not need to summarise your findings
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