EP067 - Muscle Weakness and Urinary Symptoms in a 60-Year-Old Man

This podcast is based on clinical scenarios from the official AMC Handbook of Clinical Assessment published by the Australian Medical Council. All cases are used solely for study and discussion. We provide personal learning insights and clinical interpretations to support AMC candidates in developing their clinical reasoning skills. The AMC Handbook is the intellectual property of the Australian Medical Council. To access the official material, please visit the AMC website.

This episode discusses a simulated medical examination scenario focusing on a 60-year-old man presenting with muscle weakness and urinary symptoms. It details the candidate's tasks, which involve gathering patient history, requesting physical examination findings, ordering investigations, and providing a preliminary explanation and management plan. The case also includes examiner instructions with specific patient complaints, relevant medical history, and expected candidate performance, culminating in a discussion of key issues, common errors, and the underlying dominant cues suggesting benign prostatic enlargement and a medication-induced electrolyte imbalance as potential causes of the patient's symptoms.

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