Instructions
You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department. Your next patient is Tayla Mabuza, 17, presenting with right wrist pain after a fall. Her wrist X-rays are below.
Take a focused history
Perform a wrist examination
Outline to the examiner:
- Your findings
- Your interpretation of the X-rays
- Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
- Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
Wrist X-rays (three standard views)
No break is visible on these views. The bones are normally aligned. No other bony abnormality detected.