DrExam™. Part B, MRCS OSCE revision guide. Book 2, Clinical examination, communication skills & history taking

Presented in a structured question-and-answer format, the second book in this comprehensive reference addresses the revised syllabus of the Membership of the Royal College Surgeons (MRCS) Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Beneficial to MRCS OSCE candidates as well as to surgeons, doctors, and medical practitioners, this didactic guide presents approved, structured clinical-examination protocols supplemented with a clinical-examination DVD. Chapters on communication skills, ethics, and history-taking skills are also included. Front Pages Cover Editors Publisher Contents Pages About the editors Authors & Contributors Acknowledgements Preface Dedication Introduction How to use Introduction to MRCS OSCE Approaching the clinicals Section A (Headline) Blank Page Chapter 1 Lumps n Bumps Crucial Lump Examination Examination Ulcers OSCE Questions Chapter 2- Head & Neck Thyroid Examinatiion Thyroid Status Examinaiton Neck Lump Examination Parotid Examinaiton Submandibular Gland Examination OSCE Questions Section A2: Trunk and Thorax Chapter 3- Breast Breast Examination OSCE Questions Chapter 4- Abdomen Abdominal Examination OSCE Questions Chapter 5- Herniae & Scrotum Hernia Examination Scrotal Lump Examination OSCE Questions Chapter 6- Stoma Stoma Examination OSCE Questions Section A3- Limbs, Spine & Vascualar Chapter 7- Orthopaedics Musculoskeletal Examination Tips Orthopaedic Neck Examination Spine Examination Shoulder Examination Elbow Examination Hip Examination Knee Examinaiton Ankle & Foot Examination OSCE Questions Osteoarthritis RA AS Paget's Disease of Bone Painful Shoulder Ankle & Foot Pathology Chapter 8: HANDS HAND EXAMINATION OSCE QUESTIONS Dupuytren's Disease Ganglion Trigger Finger Chapter 9: VASCULAR PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL EXAMINAITON VARICOSE VEINS EXAMINATION OSCE QUESTIONS Arterial Insufficiency AAA TOS Ranaud's Syndrome Carotid Artery Stenosis Varicose Veins SECTION A4: NERUOSCIENCES CHAPTER 10: NEUROSCIENCES AMTS MMS GCS CRANIAL NERVES PNS UK MRC POWER GRADING GRADING REGLEXES DrEXAM TIPS FOR REMEMBERING MYOTOMES & NVERVE ROOTS OSCE QUESTIONS LBP & PLID Head Injury Traumatic Intracranial Haemorrhage Spontaneous Intracranial Haemorrhage HCP CNS Infections Brain Tumours Chapter 11: Upper Limbs RADIAL NERVE EXAMINAITON MEDIAN NERVE EXAMINATION ULNAR NERVE EXAMINATION OSCE QUESTIONS Radial Nerve Median Nerve Ulnar Nerve Nerve Injuries & Palsies SECTION B: COMMUNICATION SKILLS & ETHICS CHAPTER 12: COMMUNICATION SKILLS & EHTICS INTRODUCTION POINT SCORING KEY COMPETENCIES Interpersonal Skills Informaiton Gathering Informaiton Giving & Referral Letters ETHICAL & LEGAL PRINCIPLES Capacity Gillick Competence Consent Advanced Directives Organ Donation Confidentiality COMMUNICATION SKILLS OSCE SCENARIOS 1. Angry Patient 2. Breeaking Bad News 3. Don't Tell Dad About the Diagnosis 4. Refusal of Treatment 5. Explaining a Diagnosis 6. Organ Donation 7. Apologise for a Mistake 8. Resuscitation Decision 9. Self Discharge 10. Consent to a Trial SECTION C: HISTORY TAKING CHAPTER 13: STRUCTURED HISTORY STRUCTURED HISTORY PRESENTING COMPLAINTS HISTORY OF PRESENTING COMPLAINTS PAST MEDICAL & SURGICAL HISTORY DRUG HISTORY FAMILY HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY ADL SYSTEMIC REVIEW ABBREVIATIONS INDEX BACK COVER This series addresses the new Part B MRCS OSCEsyllabus. Material is presented in question-answer format and is supplemented witha clinical examination DVD. Approved structured clinical examination protocolsand important chapters on communication skills, ethics and history takingskills are presented. It includes memory aids and examination tips. This series addressesthe new Part B MRCS OSCE syllabus. Material is presented in question–answerformat, covering the most important topics. Book 1 covers the important aspectsof surgical radiology, applied surgical science, critical care, anatomy, surgicalpathology, operative surgery, surgical skills, principles of surgery andpatient safety.