The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide. Candidate Briefings, Patient Briefings and Mark Schemes allows you to role play a real life OSCE exam. It walks you through each station you will encounter– complete with a briefing for the actor playing the patient, a briefing for the student, and a mark scheme and questions to ask for the examiner. Ideal for OSCE candidates as a clear, compact revision guide, this book will also make a useful day-to-day reference guide for professionals.
1. Introduction - p. vii 2. Contributors - p. ix 3. Acknowledgments - p. xi 4. Table of Contents - p. xiii 5. Chapter 1 History Taking - p. 1 6. Chapter 2 Clinical Examination - p. 119 7. Chapter 3 Orthopaedic Examinations - p. 221 8. Chapter 4 Communication Skills - p. 267 9. Chapter 5 Data Interpretation - p. 333 10. Chapter 6 Practical Skills - p. 403 11. Chapter 7 Obstetrics and Gynaecology - p. 439 12. Chapter 8 Psychiatry - p. 507 13. Chapter 9 Paediatrics - p. 559 14. Chapter 10 Ophthalmology - p. 635 15. Chapter 11 Prescribing - p. 671 16. Index - p. 733
The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide. Candidate Briefings, Patient Briefings and Mark Schemes allows you to role play a real life OSCE exam. It walks you through each station you will encounter– complete with a briefing for the actor playing the patient, a briefing for the student, and a mark scheme and questions to ask for the examiner. Ideal for OSCE candidates as a clear, compact revision guide, this book will also make a useful day-to-day reference guide for professionals.
1. Introduction - p. vii 2. Contributors - p. ix 3. Acknowledgments - p. xi 4. Table of Contents - p. xiii 5. Chapter 1 History Taking - p. 1 6. Chapter 2 Clinical Examination - p. 119 7. Chapter 3 Orthopaedic Examinations - p. 221 8. Chapter 4 Communication Skills - p. 267 9. Chapter 5 Data Interpretation - p. 333 10. Chapter 6 Practical Skills - p. 403 11. Chapter 7 Obstetrics and Gynaecology - p. 439 12. Chapter 8 Psychiatry - p. 507 13. Chapter 9 Paediatrics - p. 559 14. Chapter 10 Ophthalmology - p. 635 15. Chapter 11 Prescribing - p. 671 16. Index - p. 733
