Emergency · History + examination

Sudden dizziness

Hard

8 min station · 2 min reading · Notre Dame Year 4

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K S H T

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

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department at Kalgoorlie Health Campus. Trevor Kearney, 67, has been brought in by ambulance at 5 pm with dizziness and unsteadiness that started this afternoon.

  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
  • You do not need to summarise your findings
  • Please verbalise your examination; findings will be provided on request
  • The examiner will ask you questions during the station.
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Investigations

Examination