You have been asked to review a 78-year-old woman who is scheduled to undergo left hip arthroplasty in two months' time for the management of osteoarthritic pain. She lives in a residential aged care facility. She enters your rooms using a 4-wheel walker escorted by her daughter.
Medical History
Parkinson's disease diagnosed ten years prior
Gastroesophageal reflux
Osteoarthritis
Hypertension
She has never smoked and does not drink alcohol
Medications
Stalevo (levodopa 200 mg/carbidopa 50 mg /entacapone 200 mg) four times daily
Rasagiline 1 mg mane
Baclofen 30 mg mane and 40 mg nocte
Quetiapine 12.5 mg nocte
Escitalopram 10 mg nocte
Telmisartan 40 mg nocte
Esomeprazole 20 mg bd
Paracetamol 665 mg, 2 tablets bd
Movicol 2 sachets nocte
Vital Signs
HR 85 bpm
BP 110/70 mmHg
RR 18 bpm
SpO2 94% in room air
Temperature 36.7°C
Height 167 cm
Weight 55 kg
BMI 19.7 kg/m2
Sections covered in this viva
Assessment by history and examination of a patient with Parkinson's diseaseAssessment by review of investigationsIntegration of the findings from history, examination and investigations to summarise the stability and severity of the Parkinson's disease and peri-operative optimisation strategies