Short description
This is a practical revision book for learning techniques to pass clinical examinations in all the major clinical subjects for final examinations. The book covers Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Psychiatry. Each section starts with advice on the general aspects of examination of the patients, followed by a series of clinical problems presented in the form of cases. Each case includes a fact file of key points to remember about this condition, and advises on the likely discussion points that can be asked. The book outlines in each clinical problem the likely use of OSCE, short and long case examinations.
Review
.,. a useful little book to prepare yourself for the final year OSCE. Medical Student, GKT Gazette, May 2004
a non-fictional novel set somewhere near finals following through all the major topics. It often includes little anecdotal discussion points or fact file boxes with important info in them. There's a canny guide to show you how likely it is that each case will appear in your exam - wicked! 3rd Year Medical Student, Sphincter - Liverpool Medical Magazine, November 2004
Table of contents
- INTRODUCTION
- MEDICINE HISTORY AND EXAMINATION IN MEDICINE THE CASES Cerebrovascular disorders The dyspnoeic patient Chest pain Finger on the pulse The cardiac murmur Diabetes mellitus Jaundice Hypertension Sore joints Fundoscopy Blackouts The neurological patient (excluding blackout) Cranial nerves The patient with weight loss/debility Skin disease Diarrhoea Dementia Headache The anaemic patient The thyroid Renal failure Data interpretation Chest X
- ray
- SURGERY HISTORY AND EXAMINATION IN SURGERY THE CASES Dysphagia Upper abdominal pain Jaundice Acute pancreatitis Altered bowel habit Rectal bleeding Neck lumps Abdominal examination Neck lumps The thyroid lump The breast lump External herniae Scrotal lumps Varicose veins Occlusive peripheral vascular disese Aneurysmal arterial disease Leg ulcers Cutaneous lesions Toe nails Stomas Surgical aspects of renal failure Central venous lines Chest drains Equipment Temperature charts Peri
- operative care Orthopaedic cases
- GYNAECOLOGY HISTORY AND EXAMINATION IN GYNAECOLOGY THE CASES Postmenopausal bleeding Contraception/sterilization Menorrhagia Chronic pelvic pain Hormone replacement treatment Infertility Prolapse Urinary incontinence Intermenstrual bleeding/abnormal smear Vaginal discharge Vulval mass/pruritus vulvae Pelvic mass Recurrent miscarriage
- OBSTETRICS HISTORY AND EXAMINATION IN OBSTETRICS THE CASES Multiple pregnancy Normal pregnancy Pre
- eclampsia Previous caesarean sec