Short Cases, History Taking & Communication Skills for the Paediatric Membership 2ed

ISBN: 9781905635412

Number of pages: 504

Published: 07 October 2008

Publisher: PasTest

Price £35.99

This second edition is completely revised, focusing on the learning needs of the new MRCPCH clinical exam
Features the most common short cases with notes on examination technique, useful background information and summaries of cases seen in recent exams focusing on practical approaches to the exam
Each chapter contains brief guides to the examination of each system, a good memory aid for candidates
Communication skills section includes suggestions about how to practise, templates with different categories of tasks and worked examples
History taking and management planning section gives practical tips and pointers on taking a good history.
Advice comes from direct experience of recruiting appropriate patients for the exam, briefing candidates, looking after both patients and candidates during the examination and listening to candidate feedback about cases and scenarios encountered.