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OsceExpress
Session9
DrNikitaChoudhary(FY1) Meet the Team
Nidhi Agarwal Sumedh Sridhar Sara Sabur Nikita Choudhary Shaili Kadambande
FY1 Doctor (NW) Yr5 Med Student FY1 Doctor FY1 Doctor FY1 Doctor
Osce Express Co-Founder Osce Express and LNR Trust LON Trust LNR Trust
OsceAce Co-founder
Holly Garcia Bethany Turner Nevash Maraj Vanessa Datta Fatima Ahmedi
FY1 Doctor FY1 Doctor FY1 Doctor FY1 Doctor FY1 Doctor
LNR Trust SY Trust NW Trust LNR Trust LNR TrustCourseOverview
OSCE Express
1. 11 session guide to common OSCE finals stations
2. Delivered by Foundation Year 1 Doctors
3. Peer-Reviewed Cases + Video Guides provided to all participants (published on
MedAll, osceace.com)
4. Preparation for OSCEs…
5. …And also preparation to be a safe FY1Disclaimer
This course has been designed to help final year students with practical OSCE exams and is an
unofficial resource that covers themes present in the University of Leicester Final OSCEs. We have
nonetheless made this course as applicable to other final year OSCEs as possible, but there may
be discrepancies in your University’s expectations.
OSCE Express sessions are peer-reviewed by junior doctors, but we take no responsibility in the
accuracy of the content, and additionally our sessions do not represent medical advice. Please
use our sessions as a learning aid, and if you note any errors, do not hesitate to message us at
osce.express@gmail.com
Kind regards,
Dr Nidhi AgarwalFY1
Sumedh SridharYr5 MedicalStudent
OSCEExpressco-creatorsInToday’sSession…
01 02
Handoverand CaseandQ&A!
prioritisation 01
Handoverand
prioritisation Layout
Linked station taken sequentially with different examiner assessing each
part
• First 10 minutes: station 15 (Handover). There will be a further 2 minutes
reading time before starting station 16.
• Second 10 minutes: station 16 (Prioritisation)
Candidate stays in same room for both stations Toptips!
HANDOVER
● Information-heavy station - BE SYSTEMATIC I.E. SBAR (EWS, O/E, dx)
● Write in short-form
● Tailor questions to clinical scenario - show off your clinical knowledge!
● Ask probing questions - don’t assume all information will be voluntarily
given to you
PRIORITISATION
● Take your time!
● Begin with most unwell patients
● What has NOT been done?
● Present like an SBAR again
● Remember your TEAM! S B A R
Patient 1 EWS
Initials
Age O/E
Dx:
Patient 2
Initials EWS
Age O/E
Dx:
Patient 3 EWS
Initials O/E
Age
Dx:
Patient 4 EWS
Initials
Age O/E
Dx:
Patient 5
Initials EWS
Age O/E
Dx:STATIONTIME! Examplecase-handover
You are the FY1 doctor and you have just arrived for the evening shift covering the Acute Medical
Unit.
Your colleague has arrived to give you handover from the day and to discuss 5 relevant patients
from the day.
This station will last 10 minutes.
You will be expected to:
Effectively take part in handover from your colleague. Examplecase-prioritisation
You are the FY1 doctor and you have just arrived for the evening shift covering the Acute Medical Unit.
Your colleague has just completed the handover and discussion of 5 patients from the day. There is an
advanced nurse practitioner, a staff nurse and 2 healthcare assistants on the ward.
This station will last 10 minutes.
You will be expected to:
Review the results and then explain the management and prioritisation to the examiner.
For each decision, you should explain your reasoning. Examplecase-results
NEWS 0 Hb 145 g/L ALT 25 CXR: appears normal
Patient 1 Plt 250x10^9/L ALP 60
(BP 181/90) Na+ 140mmol/l Troponin 20
-58M ECG - sinus rhythm K+ 3.9mmol/l CRP 5mg/l
Creatinine 80
Urea 5.5mmol/l
Hb 140 g/L BNP 3500
Patient 2 NEWS 6 WCC 7.5x10^9 ALT 28 CXR: patchy opacifications, Kerley b
Na+ 140mmol/l AST 30
-71M K+ 4mmol/l ALP 40 lines, increased cardiothoracic ratio
Cr 100 Bilirubin8.6
Urea 9mmol/l CRP 10mg/l
NEWS 10 Hb 150g/L ALT 34 Erect CXR: free air under
Patient 3 VBG: pH 7.33 WCC 14.9x10^9L AST 25
pa02 9 Platelets 300x10^9/Bilirubin8.4 diaphragm
-38F paco2 6 Na+ 140mmol/l
HCO3- 22 K+ 5.4mmol/L
Lactate 4.8 Cl- 100mmol/L
Cr 100
Urine dip-ve CRP 150mg/l
ECG: SR
Hb 128 g/L ALT 31
Patient 4 NEWS 6 WCC 7x10^9L AST 22 CXR: flattened diaphragms,
BM 6.6 Platelets 320x10^9/L ALP 25 hyperlucent lung zones, no focal
-84M Bilirubin 6
Urine MC&S - -ve Na+ 136mmol/l consolidation
ECG - SR K+ 3.6mmol/L
Cr 768mmol/L
CRP 3mg/l
Hb 145 g/L ALT 31
Patient 5 NEWS 2 WCC 13.4x10^9L AST 22 CT KUB non-contrast: left-sided
Urine dip -ve Platelets 301x10^9/L ALP 25
-47F Bilirubin 6 5mm ureteric stone with mild
Urine MC&S - not come yet Na+ 135mmol/l
K+ 4.5 mmol/L hydronephrosis
Cr 7604 mmol/L
CRP 82mg/lExampleanswerHandover:receivinghandover…
S B A R
Sudden-onset, 10/10 tearing central chest Sciatica NEWS 0 ECG normal
Patient 1 pain whilst lifting heavy boxes. Not Hypertension BP 181/90 Bloods requested inc. trop
-58M improving with analgesia, N+V. (Difference in arms by >20mmHg) CT angio - not requested
Dx: Radiating to his back. Mainly back hurts
now. O/E CR normal, L radial pulse weaker, MSK
and neuro normal
Nursing home resident, sudden-onset Hypertension NEWS 6 CXR - requested
Patient 2 SOB and O2 sats 88%. T2DM (O2 sats 95% on 15L oxygen ABG - not done
-71M No chest pain. HF - on oral furosemide 20mg RR 19 Bloods on admission - no BNP
Chronic cough. No previous hx of DVTs or PEs HR 90
Dx: No fevers recorded. BP 120/65
Peripheral oedema increasing. Temp 36.8, confused)
PND/orthopnoea O/E - crackles B/L, raised JVP, p+s oedema
Patient 3 Sudden-onset 10/10 generalised Crohn’s NEWS 10 Bloods requested
abdominal pain post colonoscopy for Migraines (4L nasal cannula, O2 sats 94% ECG - done
-38F Crohn’s investigation. Feeling nauseous RR 20 Urine dip -ve
but not vomited. HR 110 VBG - done
Dx: BO yesterday pre-colonoscopy BP 91/58 Erect CXR - done
Temp 38.3) Blood cultures - not done
No O/E - patient very rigid CT abdo with contrast - not done
Patient 4 A/W Delirium ?source but middle of night HT NEWS 6 LSBP
had a fall whilst going to the toilet. Alzheimer’s (O2 sats 96% ECG
-84M Witnessed by nurse as assisting COPD RR 16 Confusion screen - CXR from
No presyncope AF HR 89 admission
Dx: Lightheaded BP 140/90, Medication r/v
No focal neuro Temp 36.6
No seizure features Confused)
No head injury BM 6.6
No O/E
Patient 5 Sudden-onset, loin to groin, 9/10 pain. Nil NEWS 2 Urine dip - +ve haematuria
Tried analgesia but not working. (HR 101 Urine MC&S - sent
-47F No LUTS Temp 38.2) Bloods requested
Slight haematuria 2 days back, BO CT KUB non-contrast - requested
Dx: AnalgesiaPrioritisation
S B A R
Patient 1 Sudden-onset, 10/10 tearing central chest Sciatica BP 181/90 Bloods requested inc. trop
pain whilst lifting heavy boxes. Not Hypertension (Difference in arms by >20mmHg) CT angio - not requested
-58M improving with analgesia, N+V. Analgesia
Dx: ?dissection Radiating to his back. Mainly back hurts O/E CR normal,L radial pulse weaker, MSK and Antihypertensive
now. neuro normal
?MI
NEWS 6 CXR - requested
Patient 2 Nursing home resident, sudden-onset Hypertension (O2 sats 95% on 15L oxygen ABG - not done
SOB and O2 sats 88%. T2DM RR 19 Bloods on admission - no BNP
-71M No chest pain. HR 90 Furosemideinfusion
Dx: ?APE Chronic cough. HF - on oral furosemide 20mg BP 120/65 Catheter
No fevers recorded. No previous hx of DVTs or PEs Temp 36.8, confused)
?Pneumonia Peripheral oedema increasing. O/E - crackles B/L, raised JVP, p+s oedema
PND/orthopnoea
Patient 3 Sudden-onset 10/10 generalised Crohn’s NEWS 10 Bloods requested - not G+S
abdominal pain post colonoscopy for Migraines RR 20asal cannula, O2 sats 94% Urine dip -ve
-38F Crohn’s investigation. Feeling nauseous HR 110 VBG - done
Dx: Dx: ?perforation but not vomited. BP 91/58 Erect CXR - not done
BO yesterday pre-colonoscopy Temp 38.3) Blood cultures - not done
?Crohn’s exacerbation No O/E - patient very rigid CT abdo with contrast - not done
IV abx
Patient 4 A/W Delirium ?source but middle of night HT (O2 sats 96% ECGP
had a fall whilst going to the toilet. Alzheimer’s RR 16 Confusion screen
-84M Witnessed by nurse as assisting HR 89 Medicationr/v
Dx: ?postural HT No presyncope COPD BP 140/90,
Lightheaded AF Temp 36.6
?vasovagal No focal neuro Confused)
No seizure features BM 6.6
No head injury No O/E
NEWS 2 Urine dip - +vehaematuria
Patient 5 Sudden-onset, loin to groin, 9/10 pain. Nil (HR 101 Urine MC&S - sent
Tried analgesia but not working. Temp 38.2) Bloods requested
-47F No LUTS CT KUB non-contrast - requested
Dx: ?renal colic Slight haematuria 2 days back, BO Analgesia - diclofenac PR
D/W urology
?pyelonephritis Prioritisationcontinued…
- Most unwell patient (s) include patients 1 and 3 due to AR and perforation
respectively
- Sort out jobs for most unwell patient (s)
- Remember ANP can assess, manage and prescribe!
- Nurses and HCAs fantastic for clinical skills
- If >1 unwell patient → use your team!
- Patient 1 - you could prescribe analgesia and antihypertensive, request CT
angiogram
- Patient 3 - ANP can assess and do clinical skills (nurse)
- Patient 2 - You can do ABG and prescribe furosemide I.V., catheter by HCA
- Patient 4 - other HCA can do LSBP and ECGQuestionsabouthandoverand
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