Description
Surgical OSCEs for Medical Students offers readers nearly 70 stations showing how to address surgical problems in a consistent way, using a step-wise approach.
Each case provides a structured step-by-step approach:
- Differential diagnoses
- History
- Examination – general and targeted
- Investigations required
- Diagnosis with pathophysiological explanation
- Management
The book offers readers:
- Concise presentation of information to ensure rapid access to important facts
- Stimulating coverage of common surgical topics often encountered in OSCE examinations, such as abdominal distension, dysphagia, muscle weakness and sudden weight loss
- Valuable and trusted input from junior doctors who have successfully passed and supervised OSCEs
Station 1Â Â Â Abdominal distension
Station 2Â Â Â Abdominal mass
Station 3Â Â Â Abdominal pain
Station 4Â Â Â Acute confusion
Station 5Â Â Â Anal pain
Station 6Â Â Â Ankle swelling
Station 7Â Â Â Axillary lump
Station 8Â Â Â Back pain
Station 9Â Â Â Breast lump
Station 10Â Â Â Chest pain
Station 11Â Â Â Clubbing
Station 12Â Â Â Constipation
Station 13Â Â Â Cough
Station 14Â Â Â Cyanosis
Station 15Â Â Â Diarrhoea
Station 16Â Â Â Dizziness
Station 17Â Â Â Dyspepsia
Station 18Â Â Â Dysphagia
Station 19Â Â Â Dyspnoea
Station 20Â Â Â Earache
Station 21Â Â Â Facial ulcer
Station 22Â Â Â Facial weakness
Station 23Â Â Â Fever in a returned traveller
Station 24Â Â Â Finger pain
Station 25Â Â Â Foot pain
Station 26Â Â Â Foot ulcer
Station 27Â Â Â Gait disturbance
Station 28Â Â Â Goitre
Station 29Â Â Â Groin mass
Station 30Â Â Â Gynaecomastia
Station 31Â Â Â Haematemesis
Station 32Â Â Â Haematuria
Station 33Â Â Â Haemoptysis
Station 34Â Â Â Hand pain
Station 35Â Â Â Headache
Station 36Â Â Â Hearing loss
Station 37Â Â Â Hypertension
Station 38Â Â Â Incontinence
Station 39Â Â Â Jaundice
Station 40Â Â Â Joint pain and deformity
Station 41Â Â Â Leg pain
Station 42Â Â Â Leg ulcer
Station 43Â Â Â Limb weakness
Station 44Â Â Â Lymphadenopathy
Station 45Â Â Â Melaena
Station 46Â Â Â Mouth ulcer
Station 47Â Â Â Muscle weakness
Station 48Â Â Â Nail changes
Station 49Â Â Â Neck lump
Station 50Â Â Â Odynophagia
Station 51Â Â Â Oliguria
Station 52Â Â Â Palpitations
Station 53Â Â Â Paraesthesia
Station 54Â Â Â Polyuria
Station 55Â Â Â Pruritus
Station 56Â Â Â Rectal bleeding
Station 57Â Â Â Scrotal mass
Station 58Â Â Â Skin hyperpigmentation
Station 59Â Â Â Steatorrhoea
Station 60Â Â Â Stoma output
Station 61Â Â Â Stridor
Station 62Â Â Â Syncope
Station 63Â Â Â Testicular mass
Station 64Â Â Â Tremor
Station 65Â Â Â Vision changes
Station 66Â Â Â Voice changes
Station 67Â Â Â Vomiting
Station 68Â Â Â Weight loss