Year 1 OSCE Jan 2012

Year 1 OSCE Jan 2012
Station 1 – ECG
– Attach leads correctly to patient
– Take three lead measurements
– Questions: Which lead gives the best QRS complex? What does the T-P interval show?

Station 2 – Microscopy
– Given slide and told what it is
– Set up microscope properly
– Identify a feature at high and low power.

Station 3 – Patient Interview
– Chronic Illness
– Prostate cancer – embarrassing symptoms, discomfort

Station 4 – Microbiology
– Split plate into 3 sections, Unwashed/Washed/Control
– Wash hands using method stated
– Technique of working close of Bunsen burner and preventing extrabacterial growth on the plate