A new edition of a highly successful book designed to provide students with advice about how to prepare for and carry out their clinical examinations in general medicine. It covers all parts of these exams the long cases, OSCEs, the viva and the short cases, but concentrates on the latter as this is the part that students find most difficult.
As well as giving examples of how to carry out the clinical examination it also lists descriptions of typical cases in each medical specialty and at the end of each chapter lists the key questions that are most frequently asked.
The book is illustrated with colour photographs, radiographs, line drawings and cartoons. It is an inexpensive, well-presented book and is proving popular with hard-pressed students as they prepare for their final exams.
Part 1 General Principles An overview of the examination Equipment
Part 2 The Long Case/OSLER
Part 3 OSCEs Clinical Skills General approach The cardiovascular system The respiratory system The gastrointestinal tract Renal medicine Endocrinology Neurology Rheumatology Dermatology Upper limb, lower limb, and face
Part 4 OSCEs Practical Skills The electrocardiogram Radiology Other practical OSCE stations
Part 5 OSCEs Communication Skills Breaking bad news Taking an alcohol history Taking a sexual history Assessin the patient with deliberate self-harm Obtaining informed consent