Late-presenting severe iron deficiency at 32 weeks — management station

Station brief

Format. Management station, approximately 12 minutes. You are the obstetric registrar on the maternity assessment unit. A midwife, an anaesthetist and a haematology registrar are available on call. The assessor will run the clock and feed you new information.

Candidate instruction. Lead the assessment and management of this woman. Verbalise your diagnosis, your drug orders with doses, your escalation triggers, and your communication with the patient.