Exam checklist

Content of the exam:

Focused history-taking, including history taking in difficult circumstances

Examination of patients with stable chronic conditions

Safe prescribing

Recognition and management of acute illness

Surgical and peri-operative care

Discharge planning

Teamwork

Challenging communications

Ethical and legal issues

Health promotion and patient education

Practical procedures

Venepuncture and interpreting results

Arterial puncture and interpreting results

Giving IV/IM/SC injections

Inserting cannula

Setting up IV fluids

Performing ECG and interpreting results

Basic CPR

Demonstrating safe use of a defribillator

Performing basic respiratory function tests

Administrating nebulisers

Administering oxygen therapy

Performing suturing

Performing a rectal examination

Examination of breasts and testes

Topics covered:

Cardiovascular

Respiratory

Gastrointestinal

Renal/urological

Neurological

Musculoskeletal

Psychiatry

Haematological

Metabolic/endocrine

Dermatology