ABSTRACT

Specialties play an increasing role in the medical curriculum following the introduction of the Foundation Year programme. Junior doctors are now expected to be competent in a wide range of different skills in medical fields. For this reason, medical schools are now standardising OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations) in Specialties and

part |1 pages

Obstetrics

chapter 1|7 pages

1 Obstetrics History

chapter 1|6 pages

2 Obstetric Examination

chapter 1|7 pages

3 Breast History and Examination

chapter 1|5 pages

4 Urine Dipstick and Blood Pressure

chapter 1|4 pages

5 Miscarriage

chapter 1|4 pages

6 Abortion

chapter 1|4 pages

7 Ectopic Pregnancy

chapter 1|3 pages

8 Ovarian Cyst

chapter 1|4 pages

9 Nuchal Scanning

chapter 1|5 pages

10 Breast-feeding

part |1 pages

Gynaecology

chapter 2|6 pages

1 Gynaecological History

chapter 2|5 pages

2 Cervical Smear Test

chapter 2|5 pages

3 Bimanual Examination

chapter 2|3 pages

4 Female Catheterisation

chapter 2|3 pages

5 Pessaries and Suppositories

part |1 pages

Sexual Health

chapter 3|6 pages

1 Sexual History

chapter 3|4 pages

2 HIV Assessment and Pre-counselling

chapter 3|3 pages

3 Male Condom

chapter 3|4 pages

4 Diaphragm and Caps

chapter 3|5 pages

5 Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill

chapter 3|4 pages

6 Emergency Contraceptive Pill

chapter 3|3 pages

7 Intramuscular Contraception

chapter 3|3 pages

8 Contraceptive Implant

chapter 3|3 pages

9 Intra-uterine Device (IUD)

part |1 pages

Paediatrics

chapter 4|9 pages

1 Paediatric History

chapter 4|5 pages

2 Headache History

chapter 4|11 pages

3 Neonatal Examination

chapter 4|5 pages

4 Developmental Assessment

chapter 4|11 pages

5 Cardiovascular Examination

chapter 4|7 pages

6 Respiratory Examination

chapter 4|9 pages

7 Abdomen Examination

chapter 4|6 pages

8 Gait and Neurological Function

chapter 4|6 pages

9 Infant and Child Basic Life Support

chapter 4|3 pages

10 Explaining Asthma to a Child

chapter 4|4 pages

11 Explaining Jaundice

chapter 4|5 pages

12 Explaining Immunisations

chapter 4|5 pages

13 Explaining the MMR Vaccine

part |1 pages

Dermatology

chapter 5|5 pages

1 Dermatological History

chapter 5|8 pages

2 Dermatological Examination

chapter 5|4 pages

3 Advice on Sun Protection

chapter 5|4 pages

4 Applying Sunscreen

part |1 pages

Rheumatology

chapter 6|6 pages

1 Rheumatological History

chapter 6|5 pages

3 Hand Examination

part |1 pages

Orthopaedics

chapter 7|8 pages

1 Back Examination

chapter 7|7 pages

2 Shoulder Examination

chapter 7|4 pages

3 Elbow Examination

chapter 7|6 pages

4 Hand Examination

chapter 7|7 pages

5 Hip Examination

chapter 7|9 pages

6 Knee Examination

chapter 7|5 pages

7 Ankle and Foot Examination

part |1 pages

Emergency Medicine

chapter 8|3 pages

1 Cannulation and I.V. Infusion

chapter 8|6 pages

2 Suturing a Wound

chapter 8|3 pages

3 Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)

chapter 8|4 pages

4 Adult Basic Life Support (BLS)

chapter 8|7 pages

5 Adult Advanced Life Support (ALS)

chapter 8|6 pages

6 In-hospital Resuscitation

chapter 8|3 pages

7 Choking

chapter 8|4 pages

8 Motorcycle Accident

chapter 8|3 pages

9 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

chapter 8|4 pages

10 Severe Asthma

part |1 pages

Anaesthetics

chapter 9|5 pages

1 Pre-operative Assessment

chapter 9|3 pages

2 Pain Relief Management

chapter 9|3 pages

3 Post-herpetic Neuralgia Pain Relief

chapter 9|3 pages

4 Trigeminal Neuralgia Pain Relief

part |1 pages

Geriatrics

chapter 10|4 pages

1 Geriatric History

chapter 10|7 pages

2 Depression History

chapter 10|4 pages

3 Assessing Suicide Risk

chapter 10|2 pages

4 Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS)

chapter 10|5 pages

5 Activities of Daily Living (ADL)

part |1 pages

Palliative Care

chapter 11|5 pages

1 Pain Management

chapter 11|4 pages

2 Nausea and Vomiting Management

chapter 11|4 pages

3 Dyspnoea Management

chapter 11|4 pages

4 Constipation Management

part |1 pages

Communication Skills

chapter 12|3 pages

1 Breaking Bad News

chapter 12|3 pages

2 Angry Relatives

chapter 12|3 pages

3 Interprofessional Negotiation

chapter 12|3 pages

4 Negotiation with Patients

chapter 12|3 pages

5 Prejudice and Intolerance

chapter 12|4 pages

6 Ethical Issues

chapter 12|3 pages

7 English as a Foreign Language

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Discharging Patients

chapter 13|4 pages

1 Myocardial Infarction

chapter 13|4 pages

2 COPD

chapter 13|4 pages

3 Epilepsy

chapter 13|4 pages

4 Wound Infection