General practice · Explanation & counselling

Do I still need my reflux tablet? - General practice

EasyYear 4 · Curtin style · 10 min + 2 min reading · 3 tasks

2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Station - Instructions for candidate

You are a final-year medical student on placement at a general practice in Joondalup.

Karen Mitchell, a 45-year-old school principal, has booked in for a repeat prescription of her reflux tablet and wants to ask whether she still needs it.

Your tasks are to:

  1. Take a focused history.
  2. Counsel Ms Mitchell about her reflux medication.
  3. Discuss your management plan with Ms Mitchell.
  • You do NOT need to examine the patient.
  • You do NOT need to summarise your findings to the examiner.

This is a 10-minute station, with 2 minutes of reading time.