2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min
2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min
Instructions
You are an intern on the orthopaedic ward. You are asked to see Valerie Kostas, 76, three days after a right total hip replacement, because she has been vomiting today and is not eating.
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Take a focused history
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Perform a focused examination
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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 to the examiner
Verbalise your examination; the examiner will give findings on request
You do not need to write on the medication chart
Practising alone? Ask the examinerFindings appear only when you ask for them
Investigations
Examination
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