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Read The Case Notes Below and Complete The Writing Task Which Follows
Read The Case Notes Below and Complete The Writing Task Which Follows
Notes:
PATIENT DETAILS:
Height: 177cm
Treatment record
22/04/17 Productive cough & sore throat for 1 week, green phlegm.
26/06/17 Sore throat – suddenly worse after 3 weeks of intermittent pain & fever; Pt feels ‘run-down’.
17/09/17 Sore L shoulder – triggered during game of darts 2 weeks previous − ?rotator cuff tear.
26/11/17 Sore R knee – pain intermittent, worse going up stairs. No identified trigger.
?osteoarthritis.
04/02/18 Pt feels tired, ‘run-down’; sore eyes, dizzy sometimes (for last 3-4 weeks) – ?orthostatic hypotension.
Writing Task:
Using the information in the case notes, write a letter of referral to Dr Grantley Cross, an endocrinologist, requesting
assessment and a management plan. Address your letter to Dr Grantley Cross, Consultant Endocrinologist, City
Hospital, Suite 32, 55 ain Road, Newtown.
In your answer: