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Abstract
This latest edition has been comprehensively updated to include new information on the latest clinical evidence, national guidelines, and from the recent medical literature:
• all existing cases have been revised
• new cases have been added to cover pre-diabetes and premature ejaculation
• psoriasis, sore throat, thyroid disease and the PSA test are covered in even more detail
The first three editions have helped thousands of candidates through the CSA exam in the last nine years. The original approach has therefore been retained so the book continues to offer readers a concise ‘need-to-know’ guide to passing the CSA, with the emphasis on successfully completing a case in the allotted ten minutes using a structured consultation framework that works.
The aim of the book is to leave exam candidates with more time to concentrate on passing the CSA exam itself.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlaf-Title | i | ||
| Title | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Preface to the fourth edition | xi | ||
| Preface to the first edition | xii | ||
| Acknowledgements | xiii | ||
| Abbreviations | xv | ||
| How to use this book | xvii | ||
| Section 1: An approach to the CSA | 1 | ||
| How to pass the CSA – full marks in 10 minutes | 3 | ||
| Basic consultation structure | 4 | ||
| Consultation structure – summary | 8 | ||
| Interpersonal skills | 10 | ||
| What if your mind goes blank? | 12 | ||
| Section 2: Special GP cases | 15 | ||
| Telephone consultation | 17 | ||
| Home visit | 19 | ||
| Breaking bad news | 21 | ||
| The angry patient and complaints | 24 | ||
| Patient refusing emergency management | 26 | ||
| Mental Capacity Act | 27 | ||
| Patients under 16 | 28 | ||
| Domestic violence | 30 | ||
| Palliative care | 31 | ||
| Hearing impairment | 34 | ||
| Learning disability | 35 | ||
| Consultations with more than one person | 37 | ||
| Patient who is a healthcare professional | 39 | ||
| Section 3: Typical cases | 41 | ||
| Cardiovascular lifestyle advice | 43 | ||
| Aspirin, antiplatelets and prevention of cardiovascular disease | 44 | ||
| Hypertension | 45 | ||
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 48 | ||
| Chest pain | 51 | ||
| Angina | 53 | ||
| Palpitations | 56 | ||
| Intermittent claudication | 58 | ||
| Varicose veins | 59 | ||
| Smoking cessation | 61 | ||
| Cough | 64 | ||
| COPD | 67 | ||
| Asthma | 72 | ||
| Obesity | 77 | ||
| Drugs and surgery for obesity | 80 | ||
| Dyspepsia | 81 | ||
| Irritable bowel syndrome | 83 | ||
| Rectal bleeding | 86 | ||
| Constipation in adults | 88 | ||
| Diarrhoea | 89 | ||
| Pruritus ani | 91 | ||
| Anaemia | 92 | ||
| Liver disease | 95 | ||
| Inguinal hernia | 96 | ||
| Coeliac disease | 97 | ||
| Diabetic review | 99 | ||
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 101 | ||
| Pre-diabetes | 105 | ||
| Gestational diabetes | 106 | ||
| Goitre | 108 | ||
| Thyroid disease | 110 | ||
| Tired all the time | 111 | ||
| Chronic fatigue syndrome | 113 | ||
| Gynaecomastia | 115 | ||
| Osteoporosis | 117 | ||
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 120 | ||
| Joint pain – a general approach | 122 | ||
| Low back pain and sciatica | 124 | ||
| Knee pain | 128 | ||
| Shoulder pain | 130 | ||
| Polymyalgia rheumatica | 131 | ||
| Neck pain | 132 | ||
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 133 | ||
| Osteoarthritis | 135 | ||
| Gout | 137 | ||
| Tennis elbow | 138 | ||
| Raynaud’s phenomenon | 140 | ||
| Dupuytren’s contracture | 142 | ||
| Headache | 145 | ||
| Migraine | 147 | ||
| Transient ischaemic attack | 149 | ||
| Head injury | 151 | ||
| Collapse and seizures | 153 | ||
| Falls | 155 | ||
| Parkinson’s disease | 157 | ||
| Dementia | 159 | ||
| Fungal skin infections | 161 | ||
| Acne | 163 | ||
| Eczema | 165 | ||
| Psoriasis | 167 | ||
| Ear pain | 171 | ||
| Tinnitus | 172 | ||
| Dental pain | 174 | ||
| Labyrinthitis/vestibular neuronitis | 175 | ||
| Snoring | 177 | ||
| Sore throat and tonsillitis | 178 | ||
| Painful and red eye | 181 | ||
| Prostate cancer | 183 | ||
| Prostate-specific antigen | 184 | ||
| Haematuria | 185 | ||
| Erectile dysfunction | 188 | ||
| Premature ejaculation | 190 | ||
| Benign prostatic hyperplasia | 191 | ||
| Urinary incontinence | 193 | ||
| Testicular pain | 195 | ||
| Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men | 196 | ||
| Chlamydia | 199 | ||
| Chronic kidney disease | 203 | ||
| Management of CKD in primary care | 205 | ||
| Menorrhagia | 207 | ||
| Amenorrhoea/oligomenorrhoea | 209 | ||
| Premenstrual syndrome | 211 | ||
| Polycystic ovary syndrome | 212 | ||
| Hirsutism | 214 | ||
| Combined oral contraceptive pill | 216 | ||
| Emergency contraception | 218 | ||
| Termination of pregnancy request | 220 | ||
| Subfertility | 222 | ||
| Screening | 224 | ||
| Diagnosing menopause | 225 | ||
| Starting hormone replacement therapy | 226 | ||
| Antenatal counselling | 228 | ||
| Common issues during pregnancy | 230 | ||
| Summary of NICE Guidelines (2017) on antenatal screening | 231 | ||
| Booking visit | 233 | ||
| Subsequent antenatal visits | 235 | ||
| Paediatrics – general approach | 237 | ||
| ADHD | 238 | ||
| Nocturnal enuresis | 240 | ||
| Constipation in children | 243 | ||
| Diarrhoea and vomiting in child under five | 245 | ||
| Eczema in children | 247 | ||
| When to suspect child maltreatment | 250 | ||
| Depression | 255 | ||
| Anxiety | 261 | ||
| Psychiatric risk assessment | 263 | ||
| Recent non-accidental overdose | 265 | ||
| Alcoholism | 267 | ||
| Insomnia and sleep disorders | 270 | ||
| Eating disorders | 272 | ||
| Opiate addiction | 274 | ||
| Cannabis abuse | 276 | ||
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | 278 | ||
| Appendix 1 – Influenza vaccination | 281 | ||
| Appendix 2 – History taking | 283 | ||
| Appendix 3 – Suggested phrases during a consultation | 287 | ||
| Summary of consultation structure | 290 |