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Example OET Writing Task Time allowed: 40 minutes Read the cases notes below and camplete the writing task that follows: Patient History: Constance Maxwell {sa patient in your General Practice. DOB 8.8.34 Married, 3 adult children 21.2.06 Subjective: Complains of inflamed, sticky and weeping eyes ‘Thyroiaism diagnosed Feb 03 High blood pressure June 05 Hip replacement July 05, Medications - thyroxine Img daily, Atacand 4mg daily, Fosamax 10mg daily No known allergies Objective BP 135/75 P 74 Both eyes «ced, watery discharge right eye worse than left Assessment: Bilateral conjunctivitis -tkely viral Chlorsig Drops ely 3.3.06 Subjective: No improvement to eyes, blurred vision objective: (Odema eye lids ++ Marked conjunctival congestion Plan: Chloramphenicol 0.5% sterile 1 drop 3 times daily Bion Tears 1 drop each eye 4 hrly Review 2 weeks 5.6.06 Subjective: ‘Accompanied by husband. Very distressed. Has lost most sight in both eyes ‘can make out light or dark shapes but unable to read or watch TV, Objective: Marked cedema upper and lower lids ‘White sticky discharge Unable to read eye chart Plan: Refer immediately Emergency Dept, Royal Melbourne Eye Hospital Husband will drive to hospitat (WRITING TASK Using the information in the case notes, write a letter of referral to the Registrar, Emergency Department, Royal Melbourne Eye Hospital, Alexandra Tee, Fitzroy, Melbourne 3051 In your letter expand the relevant case notes into complete sentences Do not use note form. ‘The body of your letter should be approximately 200 words Use correct letter forma Example OFT Writing Task Answer Model Letter Conjunctivitis ‘The Emergency Department Royal Melbourne Eye Hospital Alexandra Parade. Fitzroy 02/09/07 Dear Doctor Re. Mrs Constance Markwell Tem writing to refer trs Howell, 72 year old married mother of 3 adult children who is presenting with a visual impairment. Initially, she presented to me on 21/2/06, complaining of inflamed, sticky ‘ond weeping eyes, Both her eyes were reddish with watery discharge, However, her right eye was worse than the left eye. Therefore she was prescribed chlerisig drops 4 hourly. She has had thyroidism for 3 years, high bload pressure for 1 year and a hip replacement was done in 2008, Her current medications are Thyroxin { mg, Atacand 4 mg and Fosamax 10 mg daily, She has no known allergies (On review after 2 weeks, she had made no improvement. In addition AN had blurred vision with odematous eye lids and conjunctival conjestion,, so Chloramphenicol was prescribed 0.5% one drop three times daily and Bion tears one drop 4 hourly. Unfortunately, today she was accompanied by her husband with complaints of impaired vision in both eyes and an inability to read books or watch television. There was oedema in both eyelids with white discharge. She. could not read the eye chart. In view of the above signs and symptoms T believe she needs immediate eye care facilities, I would appreciate your urgent attention to her condition. Yours sincerely, orx

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