Rosemarie Brown
Virtual Patient
Rosemarie Brown
Emergency Department·Data Gathering
Scenario
A 25-year-old Aboriginal Australian woman presents to the emergency department with sudden onset thunderclap headache, nausea, vomiting, and neck stiffness. Focus on taking a focused neurological history, examining the patient, and ordering urgent investigations.
Clinical Objectives
- 1Take a focused history of the headache using SOCRATES
- 2Identify red flag features suggesting subarachnoid haemorrhage
- 3Explore relevant past medical, family, and social history
- 4Verbalise a focused neurological examination
- 5Order and justify appropriate investigations (non-contrast CT, LP)
You will be assessed on
Data Gathering
Communication
Legal & Ethical
Professional Behaviour