Tummy pain and fever

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Your next patient is Salvatore Caruso, aged 9, brought in by his father with two days of tummy pain and a fever.

1. 1

   Take a focused history from his father

2. 2

   Examine the child

3. 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
• Salvatore is in the room; the examiner answers for him if you speak to him