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Medicine

Medicine Examination:  

All these stations will be covered in the course followed by supervised practice in brainstorming Mock session.

1. Cerebellar examination

2. Cranial Nerve examination VIII Nerve only*

3. Cranial Nerve Examination ( II - VII) Beware! this could be bitemporal Hemianopia

4. Cranial Nerve Examination: 8- 12

5. CVS

5. Neurological examination of upper limb

6. Neurological Examination of Lower Limb

7. Examination of Rheumatoid Hand

8. Examination of Diabetic foot: Don't forget pulse and sensation

9. GCS and Neurological Examination.

10. Diplopia Examination: Must identify the affected muscle

11. Thyroid examination.

12. Respiratory system. Peak Flow must be done

13. lymphoreticular system examination

14. Examination of lower limb of a patient with regular intake of alcohol

15. Examination of comatose patient: Don't forget to start from ABC

16. General examination of a patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

17. Examination of patient with vertigo

18. Examination of a patient with Meningitis.

19. Bitemporal Hemianopia

20. Cranial Nerve examination: 8- 12.

 

 

Medicine History

All these stations will be covered in the 10 day course! Only @ PLAB Right

1. Chest pain.

2. Fever: Don't forget to take travel history

3. Wheeze

4. Headache

5. 50 Yr old lady with abnormal LFT. Take history and discuss with the patient

6. Giant cell arthritis, Discuss management.

7. Palpitations: Red Alert! This can be a Psychiatric station

8. Dyspnoea

9. Cough and Haemoptysis

10. Dysphagia

11. Weight Loss: Angry patient? - Think of Anorexia Nervosa

12. Constipation: Is he on Opiates?

13. Diarrhoea

14. Polyuria and weight loss

15. Loss of consciousness: Does he need sugar?

16. Numbness of thumb

17. History- dizziness

18. Diplopia- take history and discuss with the examiner.

19. Weight gain 

20. Sexual History: Diplomacy and confidentiality matters

21. Paracetamol Poisoning.

22. Red Eye

23. Hoarseness of voice

24.Haemoptysis

24. Stroke History Taking and assessment of risk factors

24. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Diagnosis of exclusion

25. Loss of consciousness

25. Uncontrolled Epilepsy: Is he drinking?

26. Joint Pain: Don't forget sexual history?

27. Elderly Abuse

28. Medical Negligence

 

Medicine Counselling

All these stations will be covered in the 10 day course! Only @ PLAB Right

1. Life style changes after MI

2. Endoscopy

3. Hypertension: Medication and lifestyle changes

4. Warfarin Counselling

5. Weight Gain Counselling: Don't blame!

6. Post MI: Medications

7. Diabetes Mellitus

8. Epilepsy

9. Parkinson's Disease

10. Multiple Sclerosis: Am I going to die?

11. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

12. Blood Transfusion

13. Diabetic Retinopathy: Will I be blind?

14. Sexually Transmitted Illness

15. HIV: Pre-test Counselling

16. Temporal Arteritis

17. Pain Management

18. Patient Having Headache - Requesting CT Scan: Angry patient

19. Gout counselling

20. Hypothermia

21. Chronic Renal Failure

 

VIVA 

Discuss the management of the following stations

1. MI ( EGG)

2. Heart Failure ( x ray)

3. Status  Epilepticus

4. Status Asthmaticus

5. Ketoacidosis

6. Paracetamol Poisoning

7. DOSE CALCULATION INSULIN[ 100ML/Hr, 1 UNIT/Hr]

8. Fentanyl dose calculation

 

Total:  77 Topics

This list is compiled based on the candidates feedback of the OSCE exam.

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