ABSTRACT

This book presents a foreword by Edward Lamuren. The new final year Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) test a broad range of practical skills, knowledge, examination technique and communication abilities, and can be a daunting prospect. This comprehensive revision aid covers, in a self-assessment format, over 100 sample OSCE station

part |1 pages

History Skills

chapter 1|2 pages

1 General medical history

chapter 1|3 pages

2 General surgical history

chapter 1|3 pages

3 Rheumatological history

chapter 1|4 pages

4 Urological history

chapter 1|4 pages

5 Chest pain

chapter 1|5 pages

6 Abdominal pain

chapter 1|4 pages

7 Breathlessness

chapter 1|4 pages

8 Loss of consciousness

chapter 1|5 pages

9 Headaches

part |1 pages

Psychiatry

chapter 2|5 pages

1 Depression

chapter 2|4 pages

2 Hallucinations & delusions

chapter 2|3 pages

3 Assessing suicide risk

chapter 2|4 pages

4 Assessing alcohol dependency

chapter 2|4 pages

5 Assessing mental state

chapter 2|3 pages

6 Cognitive state examination

part |1 pages

Examinations

chapter 3|8 pages

1 Cardiovascular

chapter 3|6 pages

2 Respiratory

chapter 3|7 pages

3 Abdomen

chapter 3|7 pages

4 Cranial nerves

chapter 3|3 pages

5 Upper limb sensory system

chapter 3|3 pages

6 Upper limb motor system

chapter 3|5 pages

7 Lower limb sensory system

chapter 3|5 pages

8 Lower limb motor system

chapter 3|4 pages

9 Gait & Co-ordination

chapter 3|5 pages

10 Examining the eye

chapter 3|6 pages

11 Examining the ear

chapter 3|4 pages

12 Examining the nose

chapter 3|4 pages

13 Arterial circulation

chapter 3|5 pages

14 Venous circulation

chapter 3|5 pages

15 Ulcers

chapter 3|4 pages

16 Lump

chapter 3|5 pages

17 Neck lump

chapter 3|6 pages

18 Inguinal scrotal

chapter 3|5 pages

19 Breast

chapter 3|6 pages

20 Back

chapter 3|6 pages

21 Hip

chapter 3|5 pages

22 Knee

chapter 3|5 pages

23 Orthopaedic hand

chapter 3|4 pages

24 Rheumatological hand

chapter 3|5 pages

25 Shoulder

chapter 3|3 pages

26 Rectal

chapter 3|5 pages

27 Lymph nodes

chapter 3|4 pages

28 Dermatology

part |1 pages

Procedures

chapter 4|2 pages

1 Hand washing

chapter 4|2 pages

2 Venepuncture

chapter 4|2 pages

3 Cannulation & IV infusion

chapter 4|4 pages

4 Blood transfusion

chapter 4|3 pages

5 IV injection

chapter 4|3 pages

6 IM injection

chapter 4|3 pages

7 Male catheterisation

chapter 4|3 pages

8 Nasogastric intubation

chapter 4|2 pages

9 Surgical gown & scrub

chapter 4|3 pages

10 Taking blood cultures

chapter 4|2 pages

11 Taking a swab

part |1 pages

Clinical Skills

chapter 5|2 pages

1 Taking a blood pressure

chapter 5|3 pages

2 Blood glucose

chapter 5|3 pages

3 Urine dipstick

chapter 5|2 pages

4 Body mass index (BMI)

chapter 5|4 pages

5 Basic life support

chapter 5|4 pages

6 Oxygen therapy

chapter 5|3 pages

7 Setting up a nebuliser

chapter 5|4 pages

8 Arterial blood sampling

chapter 5|8 pages

9 Recording an ECG

chapter 5|6 pages

10 Interpreting a chest X-ray

chapter 5|4 pages

11 Interpreting an abdomen X-ray

chapter 5|4 pages

12 Suturing a wound

chapter 5|3 pages

13 Measuring & interpreting CVP

chapter 5|4 pages

14 Ankle brachial pressure index

chapter 5|3 pages

15 Using a syringe driver

chapter 5|2 pages

16 Confi rmation of death

chapter 5|3 pages

17 Death certifi cation

part |1 pages

Investigations

chapter 6|3 pages

1 Chest pain

chapter 6|4 pages

2 Fever

chapter 6|3 pages

3 Diarrhoea

chapter 6|3 pages

4 Urinary tract infection

part |1 pages

Management

chapter 7|3 pages

1 Chest pain

chapter 7|3 pages

2 Shortness of breath

chapter 7|3 pages

3 Epigastric pain

chapter 7|3 pages

4 Abdominal distension

chapter 7|3 pages

5 Lower abdominal pain

part |1 pages

Prescribing

chapter 8|6 pages

1 Drug chart: GI bleed

chapter 8|2 pages

2 Drug chart: acute asthma attack

chapter 8|2 pages

3 Drug chart: exacerbation of COPD

chapter 8|2 pages

4 Drug chart: acute heart failure

chapter 8|2 pages

5 Drug chart: myocardial infarction

chapter 8|2 pages

6 Drug chart: unstable angina (ACS)

chapter 8|2 pages

7 GP prescribing: antibiotics

chapter 8|2 pages

8 GP prescribing: controlled drugs

part |1 pages

Advice

chapter 9|4 pages

1 Blood pressure management

chapter 9|3 pages

2 Diabetic management

chapter 9|3 pages

3 Warfarin therapy

chapter 9|3 pages

4 Steroid therapy

chapter 9|4 pages

5 Epileptic starting a family

chapter 9|3 pages

6 Gestational diabetes

part |1 pages

Explaining

chapter 10|2 pages

1 Peak fl ow

chapter 10|3 pages

2 Inhaler technique

chapter 10|2 pages

3 Spacer device

chapter 10|2 pages

4 GTN spray

chapter 10|2 pages

5 Instilling eye drops

chapter 10|2 pages

6 CT head scan

chapter 10|2 pages

7 MRI scan

chapter 10|2 pages

8 Barium enema

chapter 10|2 pages

9 OGD endoscopy

chapter 10|4 pages

10 Transurethral resection of prostate

chapter 10|3 pages

11 Hernia repair

chapter 10|3 pages

12 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

chapter 10|3 pages

13 HIV test counselling

part |1 pages

Communication Skills

chapter 11|3 pages

1 Breaking bad news

chapter 11|2 pages

2 Angry patient

chapter 11|2 pages

3 Negotiation

chapter 11|2 pages

4 Interprofessional

chapter 11|3 pages

5 Cross cultural

chapter 11|3 pages

6 Elderly discharge (ADLs)

chapter 11|4 pages

7 Patient discharge [post-MI]