Communication skills for final MB : a guide to success in the OSCE
Dalton,H.R
Communication skills for final MB : a guide to success in the OSCE - Edinburgh Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone c2006 - viii, 221p.: ill.; 22cm.
Includes Index
Part 1 INTRODUCTION The most important chapter in the book! Different types of scenario Different types of patient The Actor-patient's perspective Marking schedules Part 2 DISCUSSING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS Breaking bad news - the basics Discussing resuscitation status Part 3 INFORMATION GIVING Explaining a procedure/informed consent Discussing a new medicine with a patient Part 4 DISCUSSING TREATMENT ISSUES Sexual issues Epilepsy and driving Discussing dialysis with a patient Part 5 TAKING A FOCUSSED HISTORY Anaemia Jaundice Chest pain Headache Pruritus Syncope Pyrexia of unknown origin Fever on return from abroad Shortness of breath Suicide risk Alcohol history Weight loss Tired all the time Haematuria Occupational illness Nocturnal cough Acromegaly Haematemesis Haemoptysis Abdominal pain Rectal bleeding The nightmare scenario Index
Designed to give a user-friendly approach to the subject of passing tests of communication skills in final examinations. This book helps students prepare adequately for success in the test of their clinical skills.
0443100500
Communication in medicine
RC71 / .D35 2006
Communication skills for final MB : a guide to success in the OSCE - Edinburgh Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone c2006 - viii, 221p.: ill.; 22cm.
Includes Index
Part 1 INTRODUCTION The most important chapter in the book! Different types of scenario Different types of patient The Actor-patient's perspective Marking schedules Part 2 DISCUSSING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS Breaking bad news - the basics Discussing resuscitation status Part 3 INFORMATION GIVING Explaining a procedure/informed consent Discussing a new medicine with a patient Part 4 DISCUSSING TREATMENT ISSUES Sexual issues Epilepsy and driving Discussing dialysis with a patient Part 5 TAKING A FOCUSSED HISTORY Anaemia Jaundice Chest pain Headache Pruritus Syncope Pyrexia of unknown origin Fever on return from abroad Shortness of breath Suicide risk Alcohol history Weight loss Tired all the time Haematuria Occupational illness Nocturnal cough Acromegaly Haematemesis Haemoptysis Abdominal pain Rectal bleeding The nightmare scenario Index
Designed to give a user-friendly approach to the subject of passing tests of communication skills in final examinations. This book helps students prepare adequately for success in the test of their clinical skills.
0443100500
Communication in medicine
RC71 / .D35 2006