Primary Care Clinical Tool

Unilateral Weakness Clerking Template

Structured history, examination, investigation and plan for one-sided weakness. Main differential is stroke / TIA — always document onset time, exclude hypoglycaemia, and follow local stroke protocol.

How to Use This Template
  1. Complete the relevant history, examination, impression and plan fields.
  2. Tick applicable options. Additional questions will appear when further details are required.
  3. Use Generate to create the clerking note, then copy it when ready.
  4. Complete the referral details and generate a referral letter when referral is required.

👤1. Patient Details

📋2. Presenting Complaint

Distribution of Weakness

Associated Symptoms

3. Red Flags

Red flag selected. Consider urgent stroke pathway activation / referral based on clinical condition and local protocol.

🔍4. Risk Factors / Background

🩺5. Examination

General Findings

Speech & Higher Function

Abnormal findings (tick all that apply)

Cranial Nerves

Abnormal findings (tick all that apply)

Motor / Power

Abnormal findings (tick all that apply)

Sensory

Abnormal findings (tick all that apply)

Coordination / Gait / Cerebellar

Abnormal findings (tick all that apply)

📝6. Impression & Plan

Clinical Pattern Suggestions

Suggestions are based on selected history and examination features and do not replace clinical assessment or imaging.

Select relevant findings to view possible clinical patterns.

Impression

Plan Checklist

Plan Investigations

Tick Plan Investigations to show all available investigations, then tick the investigations required.

Bedside / Blood Investigation

Imaging / Cardiac

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