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She presented to ED this morning. Over the past 3 days, Beverly noticed the left side of her face started to droop.  \nYou are a 3rd year medical student and the registrar has asked you to perform a cranial nerve exam on Mrs Welch. Explain your examination and findings to the registrar as you go.  \nTask  \nIn a total of eight (8) minutes:  \n􀁸 Perform a cranial nerve examination on Mrs Welch.  \n􀁸 Discuss your examination findings with the registrar as you go.  \n[You should imagine that you in the room with the registrar (examiner) and Mrs Welch – act as is appropriate for the situation. ]  \nSimulated Patient Information  \nThe candidate has the following scenario and task  \nClinical Scenario  \nBeverly Welch is a 36 year old lady who has been admitted to hospital. She presented to ED this morning. Over the past 3 days, Beverly noticed the left side of her face started to droop.  \nYou are a 3rd year medical student and the registrar has asked you to perform a cranial nerve exam on Mrs Welch. Explain your examination and findings to the registrar as you go.  \nTask  \nIn a total of eight (8) minutes:  \n􀁸 Perform a cranial nerve examination on Mrs Welch.  \n􀁸 Discuss your examination findings with the registrar as you go.  \n[You should imagine that you in the room with the registrar (examiner) and Mrs Welch – act as is appropriate for the situation.]  \nInstructions for simulated patient  \nYou have bells palsy of the left facial nerve.  \nCranial Nerves  \n- CN 1 in tact  \n- CN 2 intact respond normally to exam  \n- CN 3, 4 and 6 normal eye movements  \n- CN 5 normal sensation  \n- CN 7 partial ptosis of left eye. Weakness of all left sided facial muscles. Abnormal facial expressions – left side of face should not lift with smile, should not be able to lift left eyebrow.  \n- Corneal reflex should be absent – if student goes to do the corneal reflex the registrar should stop them and state that the corneal reflex is lost on the left and preserved on the right.  \n- CN 8 normal.  \n- CN 9, 10, 11 and 12 normal  \nExaminer Instructions  \nPlease verify that you are examining the correct student by checking the name on the student’s ID card against the name on the score sheet, as the student enters the room.  \nThe candidate has the following scenario and task  \nClinical Scenario  \nBeverly Welch is a 36 year old lady who has been admitted to hospital. She presented to ED this morning. Over the past 3 days, Beverly noticed the left side of her face started to droop.  \nYou are a 3rd year medical student and the registrar has asked you to perform a cranial nerve exam on Mrs Welch. Explain your examination and findings to the registrar as you go.  \nTask  \nIn a total of eight (8) minutes:  \n􀁸 Perform a cranial nerve examination on Mrs Welch.  \n􀁸 Discuss your examination findings with the registrar as you go.  \n[You should imagine that you in the room with the registrar (examiner) and Mrs Welch – act as is appropriate for the situation.]  \nInstructions  \n􀁸 You are playing the role of the registrar in this exam. Please address the student as a registrar would, after you have checked ID. Please do not provide prompts on the station content.  \n􀁸 Stay out of the line of sight between the candidate and the patient during the physical exam. Do not provide any positive or negative feedback to the candidate.  \n􀁸 Please record your observations on the scoresheet as you go, as discussed in the briefing.  \n􀁸 The candidate has 8 minutes for the station in total.  \n􀁸 Corneal reflex should be absent – if student goes to do the corneal reflex the registrar should stop them and state that the corneal reflex is lost on the left and preserved on the right.  \n􀁸 You have two minutes between candidates to finalise your scoring and ‘reset’ the station.  \nProps and Sundries  \n􀁸 Simulated patient  \n􀁸 Handwash  \nAuth","cbCaiouMPGa8dqMK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiouMPGa8dqMK","pdf",329617,"English","# Reading for Station 5\n## Candidate Instructions\n## Task and Timing\n## Simulated Patient Information\n## Cranial Nerves Findings\n## Examiner Instructions\n## Props and Sundries\n## OSCE Score Sheet","[{\"question\":\"What is the total time allowed for Station 5?\",\"answer\":\"The station has a total of eight (8) minutes. There are also two minutes between candidates to finalise scoring and reset the station.\"},{\"question\":\"What clinical condition does the simulated patient have?\",\"answer\":\"The simulated patient has bells palsy of the left facial nerve, with weakness of all left-sided facial muscles and partial ptosis of the left eye.\"},{\"question\":\"How should the corneal reflex be handled during the exam?\",\"answer\":\"The corneal reflex should be absent on the left and preserved on the right. If the student attempts the corneal reflex, the registrar stops them and states this explicitly.\"}]","Station 5 - Neurological Exam - Cranial Nerve Examination | PDF",1789928382]