How to Pass the MRCS OSCE Volume 2

by Penn-Barwell, Jowan G; Docker, Charlie

• ISBN13: 9780199583003
• ISBN10: 0199583005
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is the only guide you need to pass the MRCS Part B OSCE examination. This unique two-volume set includes comprehensive revision notes on all the areas covered in the exam; numerous practice scenarios with model answers in the format they would be encountered in the exam; and essential exam technique tips. Written by a team of editors and authors with extensive experience of the exam and all the recent changes, it broaches topics that can often trip up the candidate, includingcommunication and history-taking skills. Revision is aided by over 130 images and illustrations, as well as boxes highlighting clinical tips and exam hints.Volume 2 addresses the stations that exam the four specialty areas: Trunk and Torso; Limbs and Spine; Head and Neck, and Neuroscience. It covers the anatomy, physiology and pathology in each of these four speciality areas along with detailed clinical exam scenarios and a bank of likely clinical questions and model answers.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Trunk and torso stations
Section A: Trunk and torso anatomy
1. Surface anatomy
2. Chest and abdominal wall
3. Heart and great vessels
4. Lungs
5. The oesophagus and stomach
6. Liver, pancreas and biliary system
7. Small and large intestine
8. The urinary system
Section B: Trunk and torso physiology and pathology
9. Thoracic pathology
10. Oesophagus and stomach
11. Pancreas
12. Hepatobiliary pathology
13. Large bowel pathology
14. Urological pathology and physiology
15. Hernias and intestinal obstruction
16. Vascular pathology
17. Breast pathology
Section C: Clinical trunk and torso
18. Common abdominal cases
19. Common thoracic cases
Part 2: Limbs and spine
Section A: Limbs and spine anatomy
20. Bones and joints
21. Spine
22. Osteology
23. Special areas
24. Peripheral nerves
25. Vasculature of the limbs
Section B: Limbs and spine physiology and pathology
26. Fractures
Section C: Clinical limbs and spine
27. Common cases
28. Special tests
Part 3: Head and neck
Section A: Head and neck anatomy
29. Pituitary anatomy
30. Thyroid and parathyroid
31. Salivary glands
32. Vascular anatomy
33. Special areas of the neck
Section B: Head and neck physiology and pathology
34. Thyroid and parathyroid glands
35. Pituitary physiology and pathology
36. Salivary gland pathology
Section C: Head and neck clinical
37. Head and neck stations
38. Common neck lump cases
39. Common skin cases
Part 4: Neuroscience
Section A: Neuroscience anatomy
40. Basic neuroscience anatomy
41. Skull and meninges
42. Cerebral topography
43. Intracranial vasculature
44. Cranial nerves
45. Cerebellum and brainstem
46. Spinal cord
47. Autonomic nervous system
Section B: Neuroscience physiology and pathology
48. CSF formation and flow
49. Intracranial homeostasis and head Injury
50. CNS infections
51. CNS tumours
Section C: Clinical neuroscience
52. Neuroradiology
53. Common neurosurgical cases
54. Common neurosurgical tests and signs
55. Brainstem death