One learner performs. One learner checks the key steps and gives feedback. Then swap roles. This is a practice aid, not an official mark scheme.
Candidate
FRCEM · Paired examination practice
Perform a GALS musculoskeletal screen. Summarise the findings and identify any region that needs a focused examination.
Suggested practice time: 4–6 minutes. This is a practice suggestion, not an official examination timing.
Examiner / observer
Tick the actions you observe. Discuss any step that was not needed for this examination; unchecked boxes are not a score.
Examiner / observer · 1 of 3
Preparation · Screening questions
Provide a chair, couch, safe walking space and support if needed. Use a consenting comfortable partner. This card is a screen; it does not supply a hidden regional diagnosis.
Examiner / observer · 2 of 3
Gait and arms · Legs and spine
Examiner / observer · 3 of 3
Finish
What does this screen establish? Reports the observed abnormalities or lack of them and functional difficulties; it does not replace a focused regional examination.
What would you examine next? Chooses the symptomatic or abnormal region and explains why.
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