OSCES at a Glance

The at a Glance series is popular among medical students and junior doctors for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with colour summary diagrams on the left page and explanatory text on the right. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory subject texts or for revision purposes, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond. Everything you need to know about OSCEs...at a Glance! Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and in full-colour, OSCEs at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Reflecting changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) to encapsulate all that the student needs to know. OSCEs at a Glance: * Comprehensively covers OSCE stations across all medical specialties in 295 consecutive stations * Contains full-colour artwork throughout, making the subject easy to understand * Presents schematic diagrams on the left page and concise explanations on the right * Sets out the information and provides typical questions as asked during the assessment * Teaches a safe, efficient, and brief approach which can be used in the exam * Is ideal for quick reference on the wards and near the actual exam * Covers common clinical cases that appear in exams time and again This book is an invaluable resource for all medical students preparing for any OSCEs and clinical examinations.

ISBN 1405130571   Pages 232 ISBN13 9781405130578 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 744 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Published in Chicester Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)   Series title At a Glance Format Paperback   Height (mm) 275 Publication date 27 Aug 2009   Width (mm) 219 DEWEY 616.0076   Spine width (mm) 12 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Undergraduate, Revision/study guides

		Selected list of abbreviations
Pt. 1		Introduction
1		Generic information
2		Basic principles
3		Communication hints
4		History and examination hints
5		Logical approach to a medically stable-patient
6		Practical stations 1
7		Practical stations 2
8		Communication stations 1
9		Communication stations 2
10		Communication stations 3
11		Emergency stations
Pt. 2		Medicine
		Cardiovascular
12		Cardiovascular history
13		Cardiovascular examination
14		Cardiovascular cases 1
15		Cardiovascular cases 2
16		Cardiovascular cases 3
17		Cardiovascular skills
		Respiratory
18		Respiratory history
19		Respiratory examination
20		Respiratory cases 1
21		Respiratory cases 2
22		Respiratory skills
23		Respiratory data interpretation 1
24		Respiratory data interpretation 2
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