General practice · History

Three falls in six weeks

Easy

8 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 1

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

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in general practice. Your next patient is Vittorio Lombardo, 84, presenting with three falls in the last six weeks.

  1. Take a full history

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your findings
  • You do not need to examine the patient
  • You do not need to give a diagnosis or discuss management