Talley and O'Connor's Clinical OSCEs

Guide to Passing the OSCEs

1st Edition - January 23, 2022
Authors: Nicholas J. Talley, Simon O’Connor
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 4 4 0 6 - 1
eBook ISBN:
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This practical companion to Talley & O’Connor’s Clinical Examination focuses on refining your clinical skills technique to ensure you excel in your Objective Structure… Read more

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This practical companion to Talley & O’Connor’s Clinical Examination focuses on refining your clinical skills technique to ensure you excel in your Objective Structured Clinical Examinations.

The 102 stations are graded according to the conditions you will be examined on during your Early, Intermediate and Final clinical years. Each station includes background information relevant to the condition being examined, the rationale and method, as well as a guide to presenting on the case, tips and relevant marking criteria to build your confidence in performing these high-pressure examinations.

Cover Image
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Contributors
Reviewers
Chapter 1 Introduction to Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
Chapter 2 Early to mid-clinical years
Station 1 Take a history — chest pain and dyspnoea
Station 2 Take a history — abdominal pain
Station 3 Take a history — headache
Station 4 Wash hands and scrub for theatre
Station 5 Take the blood pressure
Station 6 Examine the fingernails
Station 7 Examine a lump
Station 8 Examine a body system (cardiovascular)
Station 9 Examine a body system (respiratory)
Station 10 Examine a body system (abdomen)
Station 11 Examine a body system (upper cranial nerves)
Station 12 Examine a body system (lower cranial nerves)
Station 13 Examine a body system (arms neurologically)
Station 14 Examine a body system (legs neurologically)
Station 15 Examine the neck (thyroid)
Station 16 Examine the neck lymph nodes
Station 17 Basic cardiac life support
Chapter 3 Intermediate clinical years
Station 18 Take a history—Cardiovascular risk factors
Station 19 Take a history—Obesity
Station 20 Obesity examination
Station 21 Cardiac disease examination
Station 22 Hypertension examination
Station 23 Recent myocardial infarction assessment
Station 24 Peripheral oedema examination
Station 25 Perform an electrocardiogram
Station 26 Chronic cough examination
Station 27 Take a history—breathlessness
Station 28 Examination of a patient with breathlessness
Station 29 Examine a patient with haemoptysis
Station 30 Take an occupational lung history
Station 31 Smoking cessation
Station 32 Take a history—jaundice
Station 33 Chronic liver failure examination
Station 34 Alcohol cessation
Station 35 Assessment of a patient with abdominal pain, diarrhoea and bloating
Station 36 Perform a rectal examination
Station 37 Assessment of a patient with inflammatory bowel disease
Station 38 Examination of a hernia in the groin
Station 39 Examination of polycystic kidney disease
Station 40 Examination of a patient with lymphoma
Station 41 Take a history from a patient with rheumatoid arthritis chronic disease
Station 42 Examine the hands
Station 43 Examine the knees
Station 44 Examine the feet
Station 45 Examine the back (ankylosing spondylitis)
Station 46 Take a history from a patient with osteoarthritis
Station 47 Examine a patient diagnosed as having osteoarthritis
Station 48 Take a history–systemic lupus erythematosus
Station 49 Systemic lupus erythematosus examination
Station 50 Take a history — diabetes mellitus
Station 51 Examine a patient with type 1 diabetes
Station 52 Take a history from a patient with suspected osteoporosis
Station 53 Take a history from a patient with suspected acromegaly
Station 54 Acromegaly examination
Station 55 Examine a patient with hypothyroidism
Station 56 Weight gain (suspected Cushing syndrome) examination
Station 57 Sudden visual loss
Station 58 Examine the eyes (sclera and conjunctivae)
Station 59 Examine for a sore throat
Station 60 Examine a patient with an earache
Station 61 History from an older patient
Station 62 Examination of an older patient
Station 63 Take a history from a patient with of falls
Station 64 Examination of a patient with a history of falls
Station 65 Mental state examination
Station 66 Assess a patient with depression
Station 67 Pigmented skin lesion examination
Station 68 Elbow rash examination
Station 69 Rash on the trunk examination
Station 70 Pruritic rash examination
Station 71 Demonstrate a systematic approach to skin examination
Station 72 Examining a tremor
Station 73 Suspected sexually transmitted disease
Station 74 Breast examination
Station 75 Urinalysis testing
Station 76 Peak flow and spirometry
Station 77 Cannulation
Station 78 Male catheter insertion
Chapter 4 Final year
Station 79 Stoma assessment
Station 80 Handover of a patient
Station 81 The angry patient
Station 82 Breaking bad news
Station 83 Cross-cultural communication
Station 84 Consenting for a procedure — blood transfusion
Station 85 Interpreting an electrocardiogram
Station 86 Interpreting a chest X-ray
Station 87 Arterial blood gas interpretation
Station 88 The septic patient: a rapid assessment
Station 89 Explaining a disease — asthma
Station 90 Explaining a disease — type 2 diabetes
Station 91 Advanced cardiac life support
Station 92 Atrial fibrillation and anticoagulation
Station 93 Heart transplant
Station 94 Low back pain
Station 95 Multiple sclerosis
Station 96 HIV history taking
Station 97 Preoperative assessment history
Station 98 Preoperative assessment examination
Station 99 Opioid prescription
Station 100 A colleague is reported to be drinking excessively
Station 101 Completing a ‘do not resuscitate' order
Station 102 Confirmation of death
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Nicholas J. Talley

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