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Recovery Position – OSCE Guide
Introduction The recovery position is designed to reduce the risk of aspiration in the unconscious but breathing casualty. It allows for postural drainage of any liquid inside the mouth and reduces...
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Musculoskeletal (MSK) X-ray Interpretation – OSCE Guide
Musculoskeletal (MSK) X-ray interpretation can occasionally feature in OSCEs and therefore it’s important to practice this skill to develop a structured approach. This guide provides a brief overview...
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Deep Dermal Suture – OSCE guide
This guide demonstrates how to perform a deep dermal suture, including step-by-step images of the key stages involved. This workhorse suture is frequently used by plastic surgeons, utilising the...
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Cervical Spine X-ray Interpretation – OSCE Guide
Cervical spine X-rays aren’t something you’ll see commonly outside of an Emergency Department, but the importance of being able to read them, and the risks of missing significant findings (spinal cord...
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A systemic enquiry (also known as a systems review) involves performing a brief screen for symptoms in other body systems which may or may not be relevant to the primary presenting complaint. A...
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Oropharyngeal Swab – OSCE Guide
This guide provides an overview of performing an oropharyngeal swab for the purposes of viral sample collection (e.g. COVID-19) in an OSCE setting. It does not include details on the appropriate...
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Eye Drops Overview
Introduction The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the commonly used eye drops in the eye clinic and A&E. This article will cover the following topical eye drops: Mydriatics...
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Shoulder X-ray Interpretation
Shoulder X-rays are common investigations in every Emergency Department, typically in the context of trauma, with shoulder dislocations being the most common pathology. An important distinction to...
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Heart Murmurs
Introduction A heart murmur is a sound produced due to turbulent blood flow within the heart. Heart murmurs are heard by auscultation with a stethoscope as part of the cardiovascular examination. The...
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Ankle X-ray Interpretation
Introduction The ankle is a hinge joint formed by three bones: the tibia, the fibula and the talus. Proximally, the joint comprises the medial malleolus (the distal end of the tibia), the tibial...
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An Introduction to the Arclight
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Anterior Segment Eye Examination – OSCE Guide
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Visual Acuity Assessment – OSCE Guide
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Lumbar X-ray Interpretation – OSCE Guide
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Full blood count (FBC) Interpretation
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Wrist X-ray Interpretation – OSCE Guide
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Measuring & Recording Urine Output – OSCE Guide
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Hip X-ray Interpretation – OSCE Guide
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Oligohydramnios
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Extended Focused Assessment using Sonography in Trauma (eFAST)
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