Essential Examination, third edition: Step-by-step guides to clinical examination scenarios with practical tips and key facts for OSCEs

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There used to be a 20 minute station dedicated to a single communications and ethics encounter — this was considered too long. Five clinical stations are set up in a clinical setting (hospital or clinical skills centre) to create an examination carousel. It is assumed that core skills like this become second nature as they are taught time and time again in clinical teaching.

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have heard from upper years this is the best book to have for osces, very excited and am already using it ! However the edition that arrived was not the same as pictured therefore unsuitable for our collection. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Over FIVE HUNDRED five-star ratings of the second edition, including the following: "I LOVE this book: it has all the key examinations with each fitting on a single double page spread.

Once you have downloaded the app, your eBook will be available on your Kortext digital bookshelf and can even be downloaded to view offline anytime, anywhere, helping you learn without limits. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Covers all the core examinations in high detail and gives useful background information that could come up as questions during OSCE. It goes through the examinations step by step and has additional information on possible abnormal findings and viva questions and space for your own notes.If you're trying to learn a particular examination for the first time, maybe this isn't the best book. g. differential diagnoses, physiological changes in pregnancy) to help you answer the questions OSCE examiners like to ask to determine which candidates deserve the ever-elusive 'marks for excellence'. Now in full colour, the book retains the unique format and approach of the original which has proved so popular:Clear, step-by-step guides to each examination, including useful things to say to the patient (or an examiner), detailed descriptions of special tests, etc. Although the content has been extensively reviewed, refined and updated, much of it is still presented in ways that helped me to remember it at medical school. If you are learning how to examine patients, or preparing for an OSCE, then you need Essential Examination !

This makes space for other useful information, and detailed descriptions of less familiar elements of examination where the margins between looking slick and looking awkward are narrower. In addition, you'll have access to Kortext's smart study tools including highlighting, notetaking, copy and paste, and easy reference export. It describes the examinations in a clear systematic manner which is easy to remember "Must have book for medical student. You can also get help passing the exam at BMJ’s examination support platform OnExamination which will soon be launching an exciting AI revision tool for the PACES exam.Clear, step-by-step guides to each examination, including useful things to say to the patient (or an examiner), detailed descriptions of special tests, etc. This format remains the key feature of the book, which has steadily expanded over the past 10 years. At each station there is either a patient with a known clinical condition, or a trained stand-in (surrogate).