Essential Examination, third edition: Step-by-step guides to clinical examination scenarios with practical tips and key facts for OSCEs

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On the following pages there are facts relating to that particular examination and, in many sections, there are also tips on how to present your findings succinctly – a skill which is crucial to master for exam success.

Station 2 used to test history taking without a physical examination – this was considered rather unrealistic and has been modified to include a physical examination. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I love the fact that this book is really condensed – has everything that you need to know about each examination in a couple of pages. Essential Examination, third edition: Step-by-step guides to clinical examination scenarios with practical tips and key facts for OSCEs [Spiral-bound] Ruthven, Alasdair K.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

The size of the book also means that it is easy for students to transport and keep with them out in clinical practice, meaning they can refer to it during their practice time and use it as a handy reference guide. When you are expected to give differentials for findings this book will help with that 👌🏼 it also covers heart murmurs, skin lesions, PR exam.These are lists of differentials of certain examination findings, and common pathologies of that system, which are easy to learn, high-yield facts.

I like the fact it provides a clear step-by-step structure to the assessment and examination of different body systems, with a few pages exploring key presentations and extra information to support clinical reasoning. The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK ( RCP, RCPE and RCPSG) has introduced an update to one of its membership examinations – PACES23. PACES (Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills) is designed to test the clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes of trainee doctors, many of whom hope to enter higher specialist training for physicians in the UK. It goes without saying that when examining patients, in an OSCE or not, you should appear smart (this includes hair, facial hair and clothing) and be ‘bare below the elbows’. It is concise, so you don't feel like you have to read through loads of text to find what you want, plus the contents page is extremely useful for quickly finding what you need.A chaperone should be present for all intimate examinations, and you may consider using one in other scenarios (e. This payment is effectively your confirmation that you wish to sit the exam, and will generate an exam entry specific to you as a candidate.