Surgical OSCEs for Medical Students

Surgical OSCEs for Medical Students offers readers nearly 70 stations showing how to address surgical problems in a consistent way, using a step-wise approach.

Each case provides a structured step-by-step approach:

• Differential diagnoses
• History
• Examination – general and targeted
• Investigations required
• Diagnosis with pathophysiological explanation
• Management

The book offers readers:

• Concise presentation of information to ensure rapid access to important facts
• Stimulating coverage of common surgical topics often encountered in OSCE examinations, such as abdominal distension, dysphagia, muscle weakness and sudden weight loss
• Valuable and trusted input from junior doctors who have successfully passed and supervised OSCEs