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Abstract
The Unofficial Guide to Practical Skills' follows on from 'The Unofficial Guide to Passing OSCEs', which has sold 8000 copies in 2 years. It covers over 50 practical skills for medical students, nurses, junior doctors, and other healthcare professionals, including all of the core competencies- more than any other practical skills book on the market. Uniquely it is fully illustrated with over 200 color photos/illustrations, and has accompanying mark schemes to simulate real-life assessment, with model answers so students can check how well they are performing. This book has relevance beyond examinations, for post graduate further education and as a day-to-day reference for professionals
"The once daunting prospect of approaching practical skills can now be overcome by using this refreshingly comprehensive and user-friendly guide.Including both skills focused on by the GMC and an array of additional skills essential in the armory of a junior doctor, this book really is a must have" Robert Miller, final year medical student.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Title | 1 | ||
| Copyright | 2 | ||
| Introduction | 3 | ||
| Foreword | 4 | ||
| How to Use This Book | 5 | ||
| Abbreviations and Symbols | 6 | ||
| Contributors | 7 | ||
| Contents | 9 | ||
| 1. Basic Patient Assesments | 11 | ||
| 1.1 Heart Rate and Respiratory Rate | 12 | ||
| 1.2 Oxygen Saturation | 14 | ||
| 1.3 Blood Pressure | 15 | ||
| 1.4 Lying and Standing Blood Pressure | 18 | ||
| 1.5 Ankle Brachial Pressure Index | 20 | ||
| 1.6 Blood Glucose | 22 | ||
| 1.7 MRSA Swab | 24 | ||
| 1.8 Body Mass Index | 26 | ||
| 1.9 Nutritional Assessment | 28 | ||
| 2. Blood Tests | 31 | ||
| 2.1 Phlebotomy | 32 | ||
| 2.2 Blood Cultures | 36 | ||
| 2.3 Arterial Blood Gas | 39 | ||
| 2.4 Blood Gas Interpretation | 42 | ||
| 3. Acute Patient Management | 47 | ||
| 3.1 Immediate Life Support | 48 | ||
| 3.2 Choking | 54 | ||
| 3.3 Sizing and Fitting a Hard Collar | 56 | ||
| 3.4 Airway Management | 59 | ||
| 3.5 Administering Oxygen | 63 | ||
| 3.6 Intravenous Cannulation | 66 | ||
| 3.7 Setting up a Giving Set | 72 | ||
| 3.8 Blood Transfusion | 75 | ||
| 3.9 ECGs | 80 | ||
| 3.10 Fundoscopy | 91 | ||
| 3.11 Otoscopy | 95 | ||
| 3.12 Central Venous Lines | 97 | ||
| 4. Medication Administration | 101 | ||
| 4.1 Intramuscular Injections | 102 | ||
| 4.2 Subcutaneous Injections | 105 | ||
| 4.3 Intradermal Injections | 107 | ||
| 4.4 Local Anaesthetic Administration | 109 | ||
| 4.5 Intravenous Drugs | 112 | ||
| 4.6 Drug Administration via Nebuliser | 115 | ||
| 4.7 Operating a Syringe Driver | 117 | ||
| 5. Medicine and Surgery | 121 | ||
| 5.1 Simple Dressing Change | 122 | ||
| 5.2 Spirometry | 125 | ||
| 5.3 Knee Joint Aspiration | 128 | ||
| 5.4 Nasogastric Tube Insertion | 130 | ||
| 5.5 Diagnostic Pleural Tap | 133 | ||
| 5.6 Chest Drain | 137 | ||
| 5.7 Diagnostic Ascitic Tap | 144 | ||
| 5.8 Therapeutic Paracentesis | 147 | ||
| 5.9 Lumbar Puncture | 152 | ||
| 5.10 Proctoscopy | 156 | ||
| 5.11 Instruments | 159 | ||
| 5.12 Suturing | 163 | ||
| 5.13 Surgical Gowning and Gloving | 168 | ||
| 6. Urology | 175 | ||
| 6.1 Urinalysis | 176 | ||
| 6.2 Male Urethral Catheterisation | 180 | ||
| 6.3 Female Urethral Catheterisation | 184 | ||
| 6.4 Suprapubic Catheterisation | 187 | ||
| 7. Paediatrics | 191 | ||
| 7.1 Peak Flow | 192 | ||
| 7.2 Inhaler Technique | 194 | ||
| 7.3 Preparing Baby Formula Milk | 197 | ||
| 8. General Skills | 201 | ||
| 8.1 Hand Washing | 202 | ||
| 8.2 Infection Control | 204 | ||
| 8.3 Manual Handling | 206 | ||
| 8.4 Death Certification | 208 |