How to Pass the MRCS OSCE Volume 1

This is the only guide you need to pass the MRCS Part B OSCE examination. This unique two-volume set includes comprehensive revision notes on all the areas covered in the exam; numerous practice scenarios with model answers in the format they would be encountered in the exam; and essential exam technique tips. Written by a team of editors and authors with extensive experience of the exam and all the recent changes, it broaches topics that can often trip up the candidate, includingcommunication and history-taking skills. Revision is aided by over 130 images and illustrations, as well as boxes highlighting clinical tips and exam hints.Volume 2 addresses the stations that exam the four specialty areas: Trunk and Torso; Limbs and Spine; Head and Neck, and Neuroscience. It covers the anatomy, physiology and pathology in each of these four speciality areas along with detailed clinical exam scenarios and a bank of likely clinical questions and model answers.

Pradip Datta has worked in the NHS for 38 years and as a Consultant Surgeon in Wick for almost 25 years. He has been a Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) College Tutor since 1996, is a Member of the Council of RCSEd between 2000 and 2012 and was the former Honorary Secretary to the RCSEd from 2003 to 2007.

Vasha Kaur is a Surgical Trainee in the London Deanery, UK.

Chris Bulstrode has worked in Oxford for 23 years as a joint replacement surgeon then as a trauma surgeon. He specializes in teaching medical students at Oxford University. He is also an elected member of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and of the General Medical Council chairing the undergraduate board. He has recently returned from a 6-month tour of Afghanistan as a major in the Territorial Army, dealing with restructuring of health care services in Helmand Province.

Part 1: Surgical skills and patient safety
Section 1: Peri-operative Care
1. Pre-operative assessment and preparation of the surgical patient
2. Anaesthetics
3. In the operating theatre
4. Principles of laparoscopic surgery and endoscopic procedures
5. Post-operative care of the surgical patient
6. Imaging in surgery
Section 2: Basic skills for the surgical trainee
7. Basic surgical skills and techniques
8. Incisions and wounds
9. Practical procedures
Section 3: Evidence-based surgical practice and professional skills
10. Clinical governance, patient safety and critical incidents
11. Consent, confidentiality and information management
12. Ethics, probity and medical negligence
Part 2: History-taking and communication skills
13. Tips for effective communication
14. History-taking stations
15. Dealing with difficult situations
16. Written communication
Part 3: Applied surgical sciences and critical care
Section 1: Applied surgical pathology
17. Microbiology and healthcare-associated infections
18. Carcinogenesis and neoplasia
19. Haemodynamic disorders and thrombosis
20. Trauma
21. Surgical disorders of the skin and subcutaneous tissue
Section 2: Applied surgical physiology and critical care
22. Basic cellular physiology
23. Assessing the critically ill surgical patient
24. Shock and haemorrhage
25. Sepsis and multi-organ failure
26. Respiratory system in critical care
27. Cardiovascular system in critical care
28. Renal system in critical care
29. Gastrointestinal system in critical care
30. The liver
31. Neurological system in critical care
32. Brain stem death and end of life care