General practice · History + examination

Tingling lips, hands and feet

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 Darren Holbrook, 45, presenting with two days of numbness and tingling around his mouth and in his hands and feet.

  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
  • Please verbalise your examination; findings will be provided on request
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Investigations

Examination

After treatment