MedSchool Finals Podcast
Breast Disease and Examination (ECS)
Thursday, 12 April 2007
In this lecture we give a summary of the diseases it is important for early clinical students to look at before exams. We also go through the full clinical examination of the breast.
Endocrine Disease (ECS)
Saturday, 31 March 2007
In this session we concentrate on the presentation, management and examination of patients with thyroid disease and diabetes. We draw on the experience of guest lecturer Dr. Anand Velusamy, SpR in endocrine disease.
Neurology for Early Clinical Students (ECS)
Saturday, 24 March 2007
This lecture is targeted at early clinical students beginning on their first attachments. In it we look at basic neuroanatomy as related to examination of both the cranial nerves and the peripheral nervous system. The sequence of examination we describe here will be useful to all medical students
Examination of the Knee and Spine
Thursday, 15 March 2007
In this follow up lecture we look at the examination of three specific joints again using the Apley system. The joints we focus on are Knee, Ankle and Spine. Remember that by using the Apley system described in the previous lecture you should be able to examine any joint with no problems.
Interpreting Blood Tests and ABGs
Monday, 19 February 2007
In this lecture we look at how to interpret the common blood tests seen both in exams and next year on the wards. We also cover the important topic of ABGs.
Orthopaedic Examination
Monday, 5 February 2007
This lecture teaches the basics of the Apley system of orthopaedic examination. It is a good basis on which to build all your joint examinations, based around the axiom of “Look, Feel, Move”.
Head and Neck Examination
Thursday, 16 November 2006
In this follow up lecture to the session on thyroid disease given on the 5/10 we look at how to examine the thyroid and the parotid in the OSCE.
Vascular Examination
Thursday, 9 November 2006
This lecture teaches the vascular examination for the 5th year OSCE.
Groin Examination
Thursday, 26 October 2006
This lecture looks at the examination of the groin. It explains the relevant anatomy of the major pathologies seen in exams and the full examination procedure.
ECGs
Thursday, 19 October 2006
A look at how to interpret ECGs and then a series of examples which commonly are seen in exams and in clinical practice.
Radiology for OSCEs
Thursday, 12 October 2006
This lecture is looking at the methods you need to use for radiology OSCE stations. There are a number of chest abdominal and contrast films which are explained.
Thyroid Disease
Thursday, 5 October 2006
In this lecture we look at the principles of thyroid disease including its diagnosis and investigation options. There is then a look at the examination of the thyroid OSCE style with some additional comment on other major head and neck examination.
Pancreatitis
Sunday, 1 October 2006
Pancreatitis and instructions on how to perform the abdominal examination in OSCEs.
This is a series of lectures given by Dr Tim Coughlin and Dr Karan Wadhwa at King’s Mill Hospital, Mansfield. They are aimed at students studying Medicine in the UK and abroad. In the series we cover important aspects of investigation and examination, of common pathologies encountered in exams for early clinical and finals students.
Copyright © 2007 Dr. Tim Coughlin. All rights reserved.
