Clinical Skills Explained: From basics to OSCEs - Softcover

Dr Muhammed Akunjee; Dr Nazmul Akunjee; Dr Zeshaan Maan; Dr Mina Ally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190484278X ISBN 13: 9781904842781

Publisher: Scion Publishing Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

Highly Commended in the BMA Medical Book Awards 2013!

Clinical Skills Explained provides an approachable yet comprehensive guide to the skills required to be a good clinician. Bridging the gap between large textbooks that go into great detail about aetiology, physiology and pathology, and quick revision guides designed solely to get you through an exam, Clinical Skills Explained aims to explain the complexities of the common medical skills, examinations and procedures that doctors will be employing on a regular basis. Printed in full colour, it is peppered with useful information such as top tips, dozens of explanatory figures and the latest medical guidelines. It then provides common case scenarios to revise and test your understanding.
Use Clinical Skills Explained for your OSCEs and beyond.

Contents:

HISTORY TAKING
Chest pain; History of palpitations; Shortness of breath; Cough; Abdominal pain; Nausea and vomiting; Dysphagia; Jaundice; Haematuria; Headache; Loss of consciousness; Loss of vision; Red eye; Hearing loss; Depression; Suicide risk assessment; Alcohol; Psychosis
EXAMINATION SKILLS
Cardiovascular examination; Respiratory examination; Abdomen examination; Inguinal scrotal examination; Rectal examination; Cranial nerves examination Upper limb motor system examination; Lower limb motor system examination; Upper limb sensory system examination; Lower limb sensory system examination; Gait and coordination; Eye examination; Ear examination; PVE: Arterial; PVE: venous; Examination of a lump; Thyroid examination; Lymph nodes examination
PROCEDURES
Hand washing; Surgical scrubbing; Wound swabbing; Taking a blood pressure; Body mass index; Recording an ECG; Measuring blood glucose; Urine dip testing; Venepuncture; Blood cultures; Cannulation and IV infusion; Blood transfusion; Peak flow meter explanation; Inhaler explanation; Spacer device explanation; Setting up a nebulizer; Arterial blood gas sampling; Nasogastric intubation; Male catheterization
Answers to common clinical scenarios.

About this title

Review

With a philosophy that there is more to learning clinical skills than following checklists, this book offers students a clear, concise manual from which they can learn clinical skills and procedures in a systematic manner; whilst developing an understanding of not only what they need to do and why they need to do it, but also learn to apply key elements of theory to patient presentation and examination findings to generate differential diagnoses... This book will be extremely useful for students in the early stages of their training. By integrating clinical skills information with core basic scientific knowledge, it allows students to apply theory to practice as they develop essential clinical skills and basic problem solving skills. --International Journal of Clinical Skills, Jan 2013

Edition details

• Publisher: Scion Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 190484278X
• ISBN 13: 9781904842781
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400