FINAL PCL

PCL 13: Anne’s Holiday (woohoo!)
Patient details:
Name: Anne
Age: 42 or above
Occupation: Nurse (requires standing for long hours in the surgical ward)
Smoker: Yes
Concerns: Overweight, long hours in air
Chief Complaint: Pain in left leg, walking eventually became a problem
Quality: Annoying, excruciating pain, so painful you can even put your leg on the floor
Associated symptoms: Swelling in the left leg
Lifestyle: Lack of physical exercise
Differential Diagnosis:
• DVT
• Compartment syndrome (no trauma)
• Varicose veins
• Elephantitis
• Sickle cell anemia
Learning issues:
1) Types of blood disorders (Syukriah & Sam)
a. Inherited
b. Non-inherited
2) Epidemiology & Definition of DVT (Kieron)
3) Pathophysiology of DVT (Sham & David)
a. Encourage patients to walk after surgery (previously not encouraged)
4) Causes & Risk factors (smoker, previous surgery) leading to DVT (Nic)
a. Economy class syndrome? (What is it?)
5) Signs & symptoms of DVT (FC)
6) Diagnosis & Investigations (Deep)
7) Prevention, Management & Treatment (Viran & Rosie)
8) Prognosis & complications (Lukman)
That’s ALL for this Semester! 