Surgery & perioperative · History + examination

Breathy voice after neck surgery

Medium

8 min station · 2 min reading · UWA Year 4

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

Instructions

You are an intern on the surgical ward. The nurse asks you to review Rowena Macaraeg, 46, the morning after part of her thyroid was removed, because her voice is weak.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Perform a focused examination

  3. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
  • Please verbalise your examination; findings will be provided on request
  • You do not need to summarise your findings
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Investigations

Examination

After treatment