This document provides a script for a pharmacist assessing a patient presenting with gastroenteritis. The pharmacist asks a series of questions to determine symptoms, duration, fluid intake/output, other medical conditions, medications, and pregnancy status. Based on the assessment, the pharmacist would provide treatment including oral rehydration solutions, avoiding sugary drinks, advice on returning to school/referring to a doctor, and self-care guidance.
This document provides a script for a pharmacist assessing a patient presenting with gastroenteritis. The pharmacist asks a series of questions to determine symptoms, duration, fluid intake/output, other medical conditions, medications, and pregnancy status. Based on the assessment, the pharmacist would provide treatment including oral rehydration solutions, avoiding sugary drinks, advice on returning to school/referring to a doctor, and self-care guidance.
This document provides a script for a pharmacist assessing a patient presenting with gastroenteritis. The pharmacist asks a series of questions to determine symptoms, duration, fluid intake/output, other medical conditions, medications, and pregnancy status. Based on the assessment, the pharmacist would provide treatment including oral rehydration solutions, avoiding sugary drinks, advice on returning to school/referring to a doctor, and self-care guidance.
This document provides a script for a pharmacist assessing a patient presenting with gastroenteritis. The pharmacist asks a series of questions to determine symptoms, duration, fluid intake/output, other medical conditions, medications, and pregnancy status. Based on the assessment, the pharmacist would provide treatment including oral rehydration solutions, avoiding sugary drinks, advice on returning to school/referring to a doctor, and self-care guidance.
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Gastroenteritis OSCE SCRIPT
1. Hi, I’m one of the pharmacists on duty, how can I help?
2. Is the request for yourself? 3. Could you describe the symptoms? 4. How long have these symptoms go on for? 5. How much have they been vomiting? 6. Are they voiding? 7. Are eyes sunken, lethargic, cold skin, skin turgor test? 8. Any other symptoms such as blood in stool, abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea etc? 9. Have you tried anything so far? 10. Any recent close contacts to anyone unwell? 11. On any meds/otc/herbals/supplements? 12. Allergies? 13. Med conditions? 14. Pregnant or breastfeeding?
Treatment
Oral rehydration solution
Avoid sugary drinks Advise when to go back to school When to refer to doctor Provision of self-care
