Here are a few predictions for the OSCE

Introduction

Please remember that these are my hunches. It is harder to predict the OSCE than the Written as they don't really release the OSCE Exams. However here are my predictions...... But first..... I want to approach this in two ways. I know some of you are saying about now.."Just give us the predictions!". Not so fast. The next thing I will teach you will allow you to do two things:

1. Make your own predictions
2. Fill the gaps in ion your knowledge

A few things we discussed on the day that you should remember:

• They don't release all the exams now as there are a limited number of topics
• Usually if its been on one year, the same topic won't be on the next. THE KEY is to lock at the area asked eg., trauma- What's been asked in trauma?- thus my prediction of 'pregnancy in trauma' as a topic.
• They are always trying to stay to catch up to what were doing. 
  • Last time we gave predictions for examination medicine and told everyone how they must use an actor, or pretend to have a deficit, even then there are a limited number of examinations they can ask
  • They examiners thought this through and have decided that they can simply ask you for what your examination would be for a condition eg, they asked about leg weakness
• There are about 7-8 areas that they always ask.

What we covered at the OSCE

Below are the list of areas we covered at the OSCE. It's important for you to re-read the topics and decide what will be the areas asked

1. Diplopia
2. Slit Lamp equipment
3. Pads Head Injury
4. Mass casualty Triage
5. Palliative care Discussion/Difficult Family member
6. Propranolol OD
7. Pneumothorax/Chest tube
8. Handover
9. Airway CICO
10. MI Resus Lysis
11. Febrile Convulsion
12. Hand Examination
13. Critical Incident Disclosure​

Now lets look at what Will showed us and then have some fun with it.
Have a look below and then try and predict yourselves what will happen...
I will put the predictions up tomorrow.
PLEASE TRY THIS! It will not only make you smarter in picking the topic, it will also show you any gaps in your knowledge.

Here is a hint. Think about areas such as:

• resuscitation
• communication
• examination
• paediatrics
• etc.... think about these yourself.

PREDICTIONS

AFTER LOOKING AT THE SECTIONS

An example of the way I look at these is:
They have asked elderly trauma, pelvic trauma, thorax trauma. Based on these i'm thinking:
Pregnancy in trauma is a good one, so is Paediatric trauma(although not much different to ask here.

Here are some more Predictions

Remember these are only predictions. Study other areas you think might be on.


Pregnancy in trauma
Acute dyspnoea
Kid with a limp
Head injury on a DOAC
Patient with vertigo or syncope
Other Equipment equipment(ventilator)
Explaining a procedure eg., lumbar puncture
Patient discharging self against advice
Impaired doctor
Disaster medicine
Tox ECG- part of an overdose
Tox VBG
Paediatric Resuscitation
​Paediatric High Flow Oxygen Use- CLICK Here for scenario

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