Sample Doctor Model Letter Conjunctivitis

Example OET Writing Task Answer Model Letter The Emergency Department Royal Melbourne Eye Hospital Alexandra Parade Fitzroy 02/09/07 Dear Doctor Re. Mrs Constance Markwell

Conjunctivitis

I am writing to refer Mrs Howell, a 72 year old married mother of 3 adult children who is presenting with a visual impairment. Initially, she presented to me on 21/2/06, complaining of inflamed, sticky and weeping eyes. Both her eyes were reddish with watery discharge. However, her right eye was worse than the left eye. Therefore she was prescribed chlorisig drops 4 hourly. She has had thyroidism for 3 years, high blood pressure for 1 year and a hip replacement was done in 2005. Her current medications are Thyroxin 1 mg, Atacand 4 mg and Fosamax 10 mg daily. She has no known allergies. On review after 2 weeks, she had made no improvement. In addition she had blurred vision with odematous eye lids and conjunctival conjestion., so chloramphenicol was prescribed 0.5% one drop three times daily and Bion tears one drop 4 hourly. Unfortunately, today she was accompanied by her husband with complaints of impaired vision in both eyes and an inability to read books or watch television. There was oedema in both eyelids with white discharge. She could not read the eye chart. In view of the above signs and symptoms I believe she needs immediate eye care facilities. I would appreciate your urgent attention to her condition. Yours sincerely, Dr X

First paragraph should contain basic patient information and the reason why you are referring.

Second & third paragraph should show relevant patient history related to the condition, including treatments & medications

Third paragraph should provide detail about most recent visit