Scenario 1Ms J is 81 years old, an active retiree and lives alone. She has been brought to the ED by her daughter feeling tired and flat. She felt well getting up early this morning, but an hour later felt very fatigued, mildly short of breath and nauseated. She returned to bed awaiting her daughter's visit. She has a past history of hypertension, diabetes and hypothyroidism. Her vital signs are normal. The junior ED registrar asks how she should work up this patient?
This IPS programme in the first clinical year can deliver a student-centred curriculum to complement clinical placement that delivers the important requirements of contemporary medical student education.
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