OSCESteps A Step-by-step Guide to Passing Your Finals

OSCESteps: A Step-By-Step Guide to Passing Your Finals is a concise yet comprehensive revision guide to the different therapy areas medical students need to know. Covering both procedures and examinations, the book provides an efficient, all-in-one format which combines a mark scheme and a reference book?including summaries of key information, theories, assessments and basic clinical skills.  

Each section utilises a checklist scoring system and contains colour illustrations and photographs, flowcharts, line drawings, clinical images and visual examples of basic protocols and procedures. The book covers all essential OCSE topics, including emergency medicine, prescribing, basic life support, abdominal and respiratory exams, blood culture and more. 

• Provides quick reference to basic clinical protocols and procedures  
• Summarises how to carry out skills such as venepuncture, nasogastric tube insertion, urinary catheterisation and simple suturing 
• Covers surgical scrubbing and gowning 
• Contains information on postoperative patient assessment and common complications 
• Includes case scenarios and practical examples throughout 

OSCESteps: A Step-By-Step Guide to Passing Your Finals is perfect for medical students in need of a one-stop revision tool, and for junior doctors looking for a quick reference to the skills they need whilst on the wards.  

Part A: Examinations

1 Cardiology  

2 Respiratory  

3 Gastroenterology  

4 Neurology  

5 Obstretics and Gynaecology  

6 Orthopaedic and Rheumatology  

7 Dermatology  

8 Emergency medicine  

9 Psychiatry  

10 Paediatrics  

11 Opthalmology  

12 Surgical  

13 Radiology  

14 ENT  

15 Prescribing  

Part B: Clinical skills

1 Cannulation/ Phlebotomy  

2 Blood cultures  

3 ABG and VBG  

4 Male & female catheterisation  

5 Nasopharyngeal swab  

6 Hand washing  

7 ECG  

8 Blood transfusion  

9 Urinalysis   

10 PEFR measurement  

11 NG tube insertion  

12 Basic Life Support  

Part C: History and Communication

1 Chest Pain Page …

2 Breathlessness  

3 Acute abdominal pain  

4 Pelvic masses  

5 Abdominal masses  

6 Indegestion  

7 Nausea and vomiting  

8 Loss of appetite  

9 Weight loss  

10 Rectal bleeding  

11 Jaundice  

12 Constipation  

13 LUTS  

14 Scrotal swelling  

15 Alcohol abuse  

16 Depression and Anxiety  

17 Headache  

18 Confusion  

19 Movement disorder  

20 Fits and convulsions  

21 Developmental delay  

22 Dying patient  

23 Bereavement  

24 Cancer and Palliation