Clinical Skills for OSCEs,

HINTS AND TIPS. GENERAL SKILLS. Blood Pressure Measurement. Handwashing. Venepuncture. Cannulation and Setting Up a Drip. Blood Transfusion. Intramuscular, Subcutaneous, and Intradermal Injection Techniques. Intravenous Drug Injection. Blood Glucose Measurement and Interpretation. Arterial Blood Gas Sampling and Interpretation. Urine Sample Testing and Interpretation. Scrubbing Up for Theatre. Male Catheterisation. Female Catheterisation. Examination of a Superficial Mass and Lymph Node Examination. Chest X-Ray Interpretation. CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. Chest Pain History. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment. Cardiovascular System Examination. Peripheral Vascular System Examination. Ankle-Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI). ECG Recording And Interpretation. RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. Breathlessness History. Respiratory System Examination. PEFR Meter Explanation. Inhaler Use Explanation. Drug Administration via a Nebuliser. GI MEDICINE AND UROLOGY. Abdominal Pain History. Urological History. Abdominal Examination. Male Genitalia Examination. Rectal Examination. Hernia Examination. Abdominal X-Ray Interpretation. Nasogastric Intubation. NEUROLOGY. History of Headaches. History of \"Funny Turns\". Cranial Nerve Examination. Motor System of the Upper Limbs Examination. Sensory System of the Upper Limbs Examination. Motor System of the Lower Limbs Examination. Sensory System of the Lower Limbs Examination. Gait and Co-Ordination Examination (and Cerebellar Function). Speech Assessment. PSYCHIATRY. General Psychiatric History. Mental State Examination. Cognitive Assessment, The Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Depression History. Suicide Risk Assessment. Alcohol History. Capacity and Its Assessment. Common Law and the Mental Health Act. Eating Disorders History. ENT AND OPHTHALMOLOGY. Hearing and the Ear. Vision And The Eye (And Fundoscopy). Smell and the Nose. Thyroid Examination. PAEDIATRICS. Paediatric History. Developmental Assessment. Neonatal Examination. The Six-Week S