1st Edition
OSCEs for Medical and Surgical Finals
Throughout the UK, and elsewhere, medical schools are focusing more on objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) and veering away from old style medical and surgical finals. OSCEs for Medical and Surgical Finals takes a systematic approach to preparing for these new exams, giving you crucial insights into how to score well.
Written by junior doctors who recently sat the exams, this book will show you how to predict and prepare for the stations you will face. As it leads you through the cases and the examiners' mark sheets, it teaches you how to pick up every point, with extra tips on how to impress and where to go to add to your practice and experience.
For overseas doctors, this book also provides essential preparation for the clinical component of the PLAB exam.
Key features:
* Handy, pocket-sized book
* Exam focused, with key tips on how to prepare and excel on exam day
* Chapters on practical skills, communication, chronic disease management, discharge planning, psychiatric histories, focused history and management, and examination
* Packed with real OSCE scenarios and model mark sheets
OSCEs for Medical and Surgical Finals is an essential book for all medical students and PLAB candidates.
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTORY SECTION
PRACTICAL SKILLS
Blood cultures
Basic life support (BLS)
Male catheterization
Intravenous injection
Oxygen therapy
Nasogastric tube insertion
Confirming a death
Recording an electrocardiogram
Doppler measurement of ankle–brachial pressure index
Setting up a syringe driver
Blood transfusion
EXAMINATION
Hip joint
Knee joint
Hands
Back
Respiratory system
Gastrointestinal system
Cardiovascular system
Breast
Neck
Thyroid
Groin
Lymphadenopathy
Venous
Arterial
Upper limb neurology
Lower limb neurology
Cranial nerves
Cerebellar function
Ophthalmology
Nose
Hearing
Dermatology
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS: FOCUSED HISTORY AND MANAGEMENT
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Hypoglycaemia
Acute pancreatitis
Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Strangulated inguinal hernia
Ectopic pregnancy
Contents
DISCHARGE PLANNING
Discharging a patient on steroid therapy
Discharging an elderly patient home
Discharging a patient home after a major illness
CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT
Hypertension
Diabetes
CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEWWITH PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND COGNITIVE PROBLEMS
Cognitive function
Alcohol
Psychotic symptoms
Low mood
COMMUNICATION
English as a second language
Delivering difficult news
Cross-cultural communication
Explanation of an operative procedure
Explanation of an investigative procedure
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Do not resuscitate order
Talking to relatives about advanced directives
Health promotion
Assessing speech difficulties
Evidence-based health care
Communicating with a colleague
GLOSSARY
INDEX
Biography
Shabana A. Bora MB BS
Senior House Officer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent, UK
Theresa G.H. Heah MB BS
Senior House Officer, Ophthalmology, Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, UK
Shivangi Thakore MA(Cantab) MB BS
Senior House Officer, General Practice Vocational Training, University College London Hospitals, London, UK
Editorial Advisor:
Deborah Gill MB BS MRCGP MMEd ILTM
Senior lecturer in Medical Education, Academic Centre for Medical Education, University College London, London, UK
