{"product_id":"an-aid-to-the-mrcp-paces-volume-2-9780470655184","title":"An Aid to the MRCP PACES Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis brand new, fully updated Fourth Edition of this best-selling PACES revision guide is thoroughly reviewed by PACES candidates to ensure complete coverage of Station 2 - History-taking Skills, and Station 4 - Communication Skills and Ethics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection D: History-Taking Skills 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStation 2, History-Taking Skills 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Abdominal swelling 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Ankle swelling 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Asymptomatic hypertension 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Back pain 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Breathlessness 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Burning of the feet 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Chest pain 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Cold and painful fingers 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Collapse? cause 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Confusion 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Cough 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Diabetic feet 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Difficulty in walking 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Dizziness and feeling faint 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Double vision 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Dysphagia 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Epigastric pain and nausea 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Facial swelling 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Funny turns 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Haemoptysis 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Headache 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Hoarse voice 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Hypercalcaemia 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Hyperlipidaemia 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Jaundice 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Joint pains 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Loin pain 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Loss of weight 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Macrocytic anaemia 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Neck lump 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Painful shins 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Painful shoulders 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Palpitations 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Personality change 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Pins and needles 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Polyuria 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Pruritus 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Purpuric rash 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Pyrexia 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Renal colic and haematuria 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Tiredness 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Tremor 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Visual disturbances 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Vomiting 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Vomiting and forgetfulness 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Weakness of the right arm 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Weight gain 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Weight loss and chronic diarrhoea 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Wheeze 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection E: Communication Skills and Ethics 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStation 4, Communication Skills and Ethics 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategory 1: Informed Consent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Consent for a lumbar puncture 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Consent for oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Emergency surgery under principles of ‘best interests’ 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A competent patient’s refusal of treatment 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategory 2: Diagnoses and Management Advice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Obesity management 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Side-effects of cardiac medication 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Presentation of a first seizure 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Rheumatoid arthritis 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Valvular heart disease in a young woman 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Air travel with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Polypharmacy 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Blood transfusion 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Hormone replacement therapy 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Lifestyle adjustments after a myocardial infarction 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Smoking cessation 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Starting insulin therapy 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Refusal of analgesia 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategory 3: General Clinical Issues\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Human immunodeficiency virus testing 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Communication of a human immunodeficiency virus-positive result 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 New diagnosis of tuberculosis 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Non-compliance with anti-tuberculous treatment 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 ‘Hospital superbug’ 1 (\u003ci\u003eClostridium difficile\u003c\/i\u003e) 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 ‘Hospital superbug’ 2 (methicillin-resistant \u003ci\u003eStaphylococcus aureus) 219\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Assessing suicide risk 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Genetic counselling 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Fitness for anaesthesia\/surgery 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Screening for prostate cancer 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategory 4: Breaking Bad News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Malignancy in a young patient 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 A chronic illness 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategory 5: Ethical and Legal Issues\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 A patient with a functional illness 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Brainstem death testing and organ transplantation 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Hospital postmortem 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Coroner’s postmortem 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Do not attempt resuscitation decisions 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Withholding information from patients 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Maintaining patient confidentiality 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Advance care decisions 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Healthcare decisions for a patient who lacks mental capacity 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Care of the vulnerable adult 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Blood transfusion for a Jehovah’s Witness 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Eligibility for major surgery 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Postponement of an investigation 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Clinical error in drug administration 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Fitness to drive 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Limits of treatment in end-stage disease 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Withdrawing treatment 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Enrolling a patient in a clinical trial 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Internet therapy 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Unrelated live donor transplant 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategory 6: Dealing with Difficult Patients\/Relatives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 A patient desperate for a diagnosis 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 A missed tumour 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 An unhappy inpatient 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Delay in investigation 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 A patient wanting to self-discharge 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCategory 7: Professional Issues and Communication with Colleagues\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Major incident exercise 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 A struggling team of doctors 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 A colleague with hepatitis B infection 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 A colleague with a needlestick injury 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 The improper doctor 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 The incompetent doctor 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 The sick doctor 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Consent for medical examination 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Submitting an audit project 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Treating a prisoner 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 A violent and abusive patient 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Withdrawing treatment in intensive care 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection F: Experiences, Anecdotes, Tips, Quotations 359\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull PACES experiences in the first person (since2009) 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull PACES experiences in the first person (before2009) 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Station 2 experiences 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Station 4 experiences 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvigilators’ diaries – Stations 2 and 4 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome anecdotes from our most recent surveys 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiences 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe power and range of the candidate’s observations 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe candidate’s examination technique 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe clinical competence of the candidate 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon errors 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLook first 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDouble pathology 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTell them of the expert that told you 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApologies accepted 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Even though I didn’t mean to say it – I did’ 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvigilator’s diaries 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFly on the wall – complete accounts 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUngentlemanly clinical methods 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous ‘pass’ experiences 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou never know you’ve failed until the list is published 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurvivors of the storm 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome ‘fail’ experiences 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDownward spirals 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnecdotes 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome anecdotes in the first person 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful tips 483\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuotations 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdopt good bedside manners 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractise clinical examination and presentation 485\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet it right 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eListen, obey and do not stray 486\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne wrong does not make one fail 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you say less they want more 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumility is more persuasive than self-righteousness 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeep cool: agitation generates aggression 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimple explanations raise simple questions 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThink straight, look smart and speak convincingly 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou have seen it all before 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse your eyes first and most 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing and forgetting 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExaminers are different 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional comments and quotes from candidates 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices 491\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Website links 493\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Abbreviations 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 497 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley 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