Complete OSCE Skills for Medical and Surgical Finals

Description

The Objective Structured Clinical Examination or OSCE for short is a familiar and often daunting experience for medical students. This book provides the essential information needed to tackle OSCE stations competently and with confidence. Over 150 topics are covered at the perfect level of detail for candidates preparing for final exams. Using bulleted checklists and a succinct writing style, the authors cover the most important points to remember about the key conditions that students are likely to encounter during OSCEs, all in a brief 2 to 4 pages per condition.

Table of Contents

1. History – Catherine Bennett
2. Examination: Cardiovascular – Kate Tatham and Kinesh Patel
3. Examination: Respiratory – Kate Tatham and Kinesh Patel
4. Examination: Abdominal – Kate Tatham and Kinesh Patel
5. Examination: Neurological – Kate Tatham and Kinesh Patel
6. Examination: Musculoskeletal – Kate Tatham and Kinesh Patel
7. Examination: Surgical – Paolo Sorelli
8. Examination: Endocrine – Kate Tatham and Kinesh Patel
9. Examination: Dermatological – Kate Tatham and Kinesh Patel
10. Obstetrics and Gynaecology – Rebecca Evans-Jones
11. Genitourinary Medicine – Catherine Bennett
12. Paediatrics – Sarita Depani
13. Procedures – Heidi Artis and James Waller
14. Emergencies – Heidi Artis and James Waller
15. Interpretation of Data – Lucy Hicks
16. Communication Skills – Heidi Artis and James Waller 

Editors Biography

Kate Tatham BSc (Hons) MBBS MRCP FRCA PhD FFICM is Specialty Registrar in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Imperial School of Anaesthesia; Clinical Lecturer, Section of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Imperial College, London, UK

Kinesh Patel BA (Hons) MBBS MRCP MD is Consultant Gastroenterologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK