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
Examine the knee. Present the findings and explain the likely anatomical problem, limitations and next steps.
Suggested practice time: 5–7 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 · History and first observations
Provide a couch and safe walking space. Use a comfortable consenting partner and gentle technique; describe tests that acute pain, swelling or injury would make unreliable or unsafe.
Examiner / observer · 2 of 3
Palpation and movement · Menisci
Examiner / observer · 3 of 3
Limits and next steps · Finish
Which structures are implicated by your findings? Links tenderness, effusion, movement, extensor function and selected tests, distinguishing pain from laxity.
What if the knee is too painful to assess reliably? Records the limitation, addresses pain and considers fracture, imaging or reassessment instead of forcing tests.
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