Station - Instructions for candidate
You are a junior doctor working in a general practice in Perth.
Carmela Ferraro, a 43-year-old bookkeeper, has booked because her periods have become very heavy over the past year and she feels exhausted. The practice nurse has noted that she looks pale. Some blood tests taken at a visit last week are available to the examiner if you request them.
Your tasks are to:
- Take a focused history.
- Request any relevant investigations and interpret the results provided.
- Explain your provisional diagnosis to the patient.
- Outline your initial management plan to the patient.
- You do NOT need to examine the patient.
- You do not need to write prescriptions or referral letters in this station.
This is a 10-minute station, with 2 minutes of reading time.