The MRCP Paces Handbook

✍ Scribed by Ghafur, Saira;Kitchen, Richard;Blows, Samuel;Judge, Parminder K(Contributor)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 223
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

MRCP PACES is a challenging examination requiring in-depth clinical knowledge, excellent clinical skills and the ability to present each case concisely and coherently. This revision guide helps candidates achieve these aims; it is compact enough for bedside use and sufficiently comprehensive for self-study.

The new edition follows the structure of the current PACES exam and has an expanded section on Station 5. As well as a wealth of up-to-date questions for practice, it includes extensive new clinical information on new therapies and details of the latest investigations and management options. Each chapter has been reviewed by senior clinicians within the specialty.

- Presents all seven stations in one book

- Provides practical hints and tips for success at each station

- Presents much more comprehensive information in a compact and accessible format than other books

- Provides evidence-based information, guidelines and questions mapping onto the latest examination format.

This book teaches the candidate not only how to pass the PACES exam, leading the reader through each case and exactly what is expected of them, but also provides a succinct yet detailed clinical handbook for support on medical wards.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Half Title......Page 2
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Author ......Page 14
Acknowledgments ......Page 16
List of Abbreviations......Page 18
The PACES Examination......Page 24
Top Tips for PACES Success:......Page 26
1: Station 1: Respiratory......Page 30
Bronchiectasis......Page 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease......Page 33
Consolidation......Page 36
Cystic Fibrosis......Page 38
Fibrotic Lung Disease......Page 41
Lung Cancer......Page 43
Old Tuberculosis......Page 45
Pleural Effusion......Page 47
Patient with Previous Lung Surgery......Page 49
Respiratory Station Summary......Page 51
2: Station 1: Abdominal......Page 52
Abdominal Case with a Normal Abdomen......Page 53
Chronic Liver Disease......Page 55
Generalised Lymphadenopathy......Page 58
Hepatosplenomegaly......Page 60
Multiple Abdominal Scars......Page 62
Palpable Kidneys......Page 65
Renal Replacement Therapy......Page 68
Splenomegaly......Page 71
Abdominal Station Summary......Page 74
3: Station 2: History Taking......Page 76
Patient with an Abnormal Blood Result......Page 77
Patient with Back Pain......Page 80
Patient Who Has Collapsed......Page 82
Patient with a Cough......Page 85
Patient with Diarrhoea......Page 87
Patient with Jaundice......Page 89
Patient with Joint Pains......Page 92
Patient with Left Arm Weakness......Page 94
Patient with Visual Disturbance......Page 96
Patient with Weight Loss......Page 99
History-Taking Station Summary......Page 102
Cerebellar Syndrome......Page 106
Hints for the Neurology Station......Page 105
Hemiparesis......Page 107
Myotonic Dystrophy......Page 110
Ocular Palsies......Page 112
Parkinson’ s Disease......Page 114
Peripheral Neuropathy......Page 117
Mononeuropathies......Page 119
Motor Neurone Disease......Page 121
Multiple Sclerosis......Page 124
Spastic Paraparesis......Page 126
Visual Field Defects......Page 128
Neurology Station Summary......Page 129
5: Station 3: Cardiology......Page 130
Aortic Stenosis......Page 131
Aortic Regurgitation......Page 134
Eisenmenger’ s Syndrome......Page 136
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy......Page 139
Mitral Stenosis......Page 141
Mitral Regurgitation......Page 143
Mitral Valve Prolapse......Page 146
Mixed Aortic Valve Disease......Page 148
Mixed Mitral Valve Disease......Page 149
Prosthetic Heart Valves......Page 151
Tricuspid Regurgitation......Page 153
Ventricular Septal Defect......Page 156
Cardiology Station Summary......Page 159
6: Station 4: Ethics and Communication Skills......Page 160
Hints for the Ethics and Communication Skills Station......Page 161
Breaking Bad News......Page 162
Care in the Deteriorating Patient......Page 164
Driving Regulations......Page 166
Initiating a New Therapy......Page 169
Long-Term Condition......Page 171
Medical Error......Page 174
Mental Capacity......Page 176
New Diagnosis......Page 178
Organ Transplantation......Page 181
Ethics and Communication Skills Station Summary......Page 184
7: Station 5: Brief Clinical Encounters......Page 186
Ankylosing Spondylitis......Page 187
Anticoagulation......Page 190
Diabetic Retinopathy......Page 192
Facial Nerve Palsy......Page 194
Falls......Page 196
Headache (Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension)......Page 199
Hyperthyroidism......Page 201
Neck Lump......Page 203
Osteoporosis......Page 204
Proximal Myopathy......Page 206
Psoriasis......Page 208
Systemic Sclerosis......Page 213
Brief Clinical Encounters Station Summary......Page 217
Afterword: Hawks and Doves......Page 218
Index......Page 220