Paeds Vivas · adolescent-and-young-adult-medicine
Sexually transmitted infection screening and management — branching viva
Branching viva on confidential adolescent STI care: 5 P's history, site-based testing, pregnancy-aware treatment, partner services, rescreening and red-flag escalation.
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RACP General PaediatricsRACP DCEMRCPCH ClinicalRCPSC Pediatrics
Prompt
You are the paediatric registrar in adolescent clinic. The examiner moves from the opening of a confidential STI visit to site-based testing, a pregnancy-aware treatment decision, partner services, a red-flag interrupt and prevention.
Stem
The examiner will test whether you can run a confidential, risk-stratified adolescent STI visit under pressure. [5] [1]
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