Lower Limb Neurological Examination for Foot Drop

A timed 10-minute physical examination OSCE station with reading time, a warning bell and an examiner-style weighted checklist including critical items, marked the way a real examiner would mark it.

Physical examination10 min12 checklist items

Station type: Physical examination
Time: 10 minutes, after 60s reading
Total marks: 24
Critical items: None

Candidate instructions

You are a final-year medical student in an outpatient neurology clinic. Mr. Smith is a 60-year-old man who presents with a two-week history of right foot drop. You have 10 minutes to perform a focused neurological examination of his lower limbs. Explain the examination to the patient, gain consent, and undertake a systematic assessment. Do not take a history. You will be observed by an examiner who has a checklist. Begin when you are ready.

How the station runs

60 seconds of reading time with the instructions above, and nothing else.
10 minutes on the clock, with a warning bell before the end.
The examiner's checklist, 12 weighted items worth 24 marks, revealed only when the station ends.
Your score, with a critical-fail flag if a safety-critical item was missed.

The checklist stays hidden until the station is over, exactly as it would outside the exam room.

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A free account starts the clock: reading time, the station itself with a warning bell, then the examiner's checklist and your score.

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