Core Clinical Skills for OSCEs in Medicine 2e

This is highly-praised book contains 90 OSCE stations grouped under the type of skill being tested, but also indexed by body system. The stations all have detailed answers, underlining the nature of the question, the aims of the examiners, and a commentary on how best to answer the question. The questions cover how to take a history from a patient and how to present it to the examiner, communication skills, patient examination, interpretation of data, carrying out some basic practical procedures, and exploring attitudes to certain situations. Highly commended in the 2001 BMA Medical Book Awards, this book is an invaluable aid for everyone preparing for clinical practice and the associated OSCE examinations.