Post-operative review 1
A 66-year-old-gentleman requires review after spiking a temperature post-operatively
Candidate Instructions 🧒
You are the FY1 working on the general surgical ward.
You have been bleeped to review a patient who has just spiked a temperature. Mr Abadi is a 1 day post-laparoscopic cholecystectomy patient.
Please outline your approach to the situation and fill out the post-op review form.
Your registrar and a nurse are present to provide the necessary information you need to fill out everything.
You do NOT need to prescribe medications.
Patient details:
Name: Mr Muhammad Abadi
DOB: DD/MM/YYYY
Age: 66
Basic info: 1 day post-laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes, hypertension, nil other medical history, atorvastatin, metformin, captopril, nil other drug history
Post-op review form: Please open Media 1 (candidate instructions - station material - media 1)
Station time: 10 minutes
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