{"product_id":"medical-student-survival-skills-9781118870570","title":"Medical Student Survival Skills","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedical students encounter many challenges on their path to success, from managing their time, applying theory to practice, and passing exams. \u003ci\u003eTheMedical Student Survival Skills\u003c\/i\u003eseries helps medical students navigate core subjects of the curriculum, providing accessible, short reference guides for OSCE preparation and hospital placements. These guides are the perfect tool for achieving clinical success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedical Student Survival Skills: Procedural Skills\u003c\/i\u003eis the ideal guide for medical students tasked with performing a core set of clinical procedures. A vital part of any medical training, these procedures range from basic body temperature and blood pressure measurements to more advanced arterial blood gas sampling and ophthalmoscopic techniques. This indispensable guide enables students to quickly lookup relevant information on the go, carry out clinical procedures with minimal supervision and apply procedural knowledge to their OSCE exams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the companion website vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Measuring body temperature 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Measuring pulse and blood pressure 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Transcutaneous monitoring of oxygen saturations 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Peak expiratory flow 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Venepuncture 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Managing blood samples correctly 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Taking blood cultures 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Measuring capillary blood glucose 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 ECG monitoring 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Recording a 12 lead ECG 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Basic respiratory function tests 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Urine multi‐dipstick test 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Advising patients on how to collect a mid‐stream urine specimen 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Taking nose, throat, and skin swabs 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Performing a pregnancy test 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Administering oxygen 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Airway management: Insertion of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Ventilation: Pocket mask and self‐inflating bag 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Defibrillation (manual and automated) 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Establishing peripheral intravenous access 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Use of infusion devices 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Making up drugs for parenteral administration 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Dosage and administration of insulin and use of sliding scales 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Administering a subcutaneous injection 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Intravenous injections 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Administration of blood transfusion 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Male and female urinary catheterisation 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Instructing patients in the use of devices for inhaled medication 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Skin suturing 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Application of a sling 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Safe disposal of clinical waste, needles, and other ‘sharps’ 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Arterial blood gas sampling 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Examination of the ear 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Ophthalmoscopy 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Relieving foreign body airway obstruction 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 185\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406938054999,"sku":"9781118870570","price":25.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118870570.jpg?v=1730497621","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/medical-student-survival-skills-9781118870570","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}