Read the following information.
Free OET Writing Sample Test with Answer Subtest Medicine #9
Read the case notes and complete the writing task which follows
Notes: Assume that today's date is 2 March 2020
You are a practitioner examining a 65-year-old male patient, Mr. Robert Johnson.
PATIENT DETAILS:
Name: Robert Johnson (Mr)
DOB: 15 July 1954
Address: 123 Maple Avenue, Mapleton
Marital Status: Married, 3 children (born 1980, 1983, 1987)
Occupation: Retired construction worker
Height: 180cm Weight: 90kg BMI: 27.8
Social History: Ex-smoker (quit in 2005); Occasional social drinker (beer with friends)
Substance Intake: Nil
Allergies: None known
Family History: Mother – hypertension; Father – heart disease
Maternal grandmother – osteoarthritis; Maternal grandfather – diabetes
Paternal grandmother – Alzheimer's disease; Paternal grandfather – stroke
Previous Medical History: Childhood asthma; 1973 appendectomy; 1988 herniated disc in lower back, treated with surgery; 2000 knee replacement surgery; 2009 hypertension, on ACE inhibitors; 2015 cataract surgery.
Presenting Complaint: Chronic knee pain for the past five years, worsened with walking and climbing stairs.
Provisional Diagnosis: Osteoarthritis of the knee
Plan: Recommend physical therapy, weight management, and consideration for knee replacement surgery.
Writing Task:
Using the information in the case notes, write a letter of referral for physical therapy and assessment for knee replacement surgery to Dr. Jennifer Adams, an orthopedic surgeon at Mapleton Regional Hospital, 456 Elm Street, Mapleton. In your answer:
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Expand the relevant notes into complete sentences
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Do not use note form
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Use letter format
The body of the letter should be approximately 180–200 words.