A toolkit for OSCEs Andrew Papanikitas Nawal Bahal Michelle Chan £24.95,  978-1-85315-615-1,  322pp,  Paperback,  May 2006

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Get Through Clinical Finals guides you by the hand through your OSCE revision and gives you tips that will stand you in good stead for actual clinical practice, not just the exams. With a warm friendly tone, the book claims to get you through the stress of OSCE revision. All three authors are GKT graduates so know the importance placed on communication skills at our medical school. This comes across quite strongly: there are frequent tips on how to communicate things properly as well as a whole section on communication OSCE stations with practical scenarios to practise.

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5 Stars. This guide is truly the best I have come across. I would highly recommend it. Clearly set out and easy to follow.

Forming part of the best selling and well respected ‘Get Through’ series, this book aims to provide medical students with practical advice on how to pass their OSCEs (Observed Structured Clinical Examinations).

Authored by a team of recently qualified doctors this book deals succinctly with topics such as history taking & counselling, ethics, communication, examination skills and investigations. It also contains a section on how to deal with sensitive situations. Full of tables and figures to aid greater understanding, and completely up-to-date with the latest changes in curricula and examination format, this book will be ideal for revision in the months leading up to finals and is one title that medical students cannot afford to miss!

Contents:
Part 1 Basic framework
· Introduction

Part 2 Skills in communication and ethics
· Communication skills
· Ethics for OSCEs
· Obtaining consent for a post mortem
· Perioperative advice

Part 3 History and counselling skills
· History taking
· Specific histories
· Psychiatry for OSCEs
· General practice scenarios
· Medications and counselling

Part 4 Examination skills
· Examination of the abdomen
· Arterial examination
· Examination of the breast
· Cardiovascular examination
· Respiratory examination
· Cranial nerve examination
· Dermatological examination
· Examination of the ear
· Gait examination and GALS screening
· Examination of the limbs
· Hip
· Spine
· Lumps
· Examination of the neck/thyroid

Part 5 Special situations
· Gynaecological history
· Sexually transmitted diseases
· Oral contraceptive pill and emergency contraception
· Vaginal examination and cervical smear and swab
· Obstetrics
· Paediatrics

Part 6 Practical skills
· Basic life support and advanced life support
· Prescribing
· Confirmation of death
· Interpret and record a 12-lead ECG
· Body mass index (BMI)
· Arterial blood gases (oxygen therapy)
· Blood transfusion
· Syringe pumps and drivers
· Male catheterization
· Venous cannulation and setting up a drip
· Nasogastric intubation
· Public health and evidence-based medicine

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