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History
Taking a history
Common presenting complaints
History taking skills
Examination
Cardiorespiratory
Abdominal
Endocrine
Neurology
Orthopaedic
Obstetrics and gynaecology
Paediatrics
Vivas
Cardiovascular
Respiratory
Abdominal
Endrocrine
Orthopaedic and rheumatology
Neurology
Dermatology
Acutely unwell patients
Life support
ABCDE and acute assessments
Differential diagnosis of acute presentations
Managing cardiorespiratory emergencies
Managing abdominal emergencies
Managing endocrine emergencies
Managing neurological emergencies
Managing trauma
Procedures
Vascular
- Peripheral venepuncture
- Attaining a venous blood sample for blood culture
- Peripheral venous cannulation
- Arterial blood gas sampling
- Arterial line insertion [advanced]
- Central venous catheter insertion [advanced]
- Paediatric capillary blood gas sampling [advanced]
- Paediatric peripheral venepuncture [advanced]
- Paediatric peripheral venous cannulation [advanced]
Drug administration
Swabs and smears
Bedside tests
Surgical and trauma
- Surgical scrub
- Suturing technique
- Cleaning and closing a skin laceration [advanced]
- Dressing wounds [advanced]
- Joint relocation [advanced]
- Closed fracture manipulation [advanced]
- Application of a backslab or cast [advanced]
- Slings, splints and braces [advanced]
- Cervical spine immobilisation and clearance [advanced]
- Anterior nasal packing [advanced]
- Nerve blocks [advanced]
- Punch biopsy of the skin [advanced]
Drains and taps
- Lumbar puncture [advanced]
- Diagnostic abdominal paracentesis (ascitic tap) [advanced]
- Therapeutic abdominal paracentesis (ascitic drain) [advanced]
- Pneumothorax aspiration [advanced]
- Needle thoracostomy for tension pneumothorax [advanced]
- Pleural fluid aspiration [advanced]
- Chest drain insertion (Seldinger Technique) [advanced]
- Chest drain management [advanced]
- Pericardiocentesis [advanced]
- Joint aspiration/corticosteroid injection [advanced]
Interpretation
Paper traces
Imaging
- Chest radiograph interpretation
- Abdominal radiograph interpretation
- Musculoskeletal radiograph interpretation – generic approach
- Musculoskeletal radiograph interpretation – specific approach by joint/area [advanced]
- CT scan interpretation [advanced]
- MRI sequences [advanced]
- Ultrasound scanning basics [advanced]
Blood
Urine
Prescribing
Intravenous fluids
Management
Calculation
Prescriptions
Drug monitoring
Adverse drug reactions
Communication
Explaining
Counselling
Ethics and law stations
Difficult encounters
Communication with medical professionals
