Emergency · History + examination

Sudden collapse

Medium

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

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Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Your next patient is Robert Astle, 76, presenting after a collapse. His ECG is below.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Perform a cardiovascular examination

  3. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your findings
    • Your interpretation of the ECG
    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations

12-lead ECG

Twelve-lead electrocardiogram recorded at 25 mm/s
Michael Rosengarten BEng, MD.McGill, Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 3.0
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Investigations

Examination

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