1) Hard work
Taking a history
Presenting case histories (see document at the bottom)
Reviewing and following up patients on the ward (see document at the bottom)
Examinations
- Chest
- Cardiovascular
- Abdomen
- Neurological (limbs and cranial nerves)
2) Emergency medicine
Sepsis (inc pneumonia)+
Malaria+
Meningitis+
Malaria+
Meningitis+
Cryptococcal meningitis by Joe Simonetti Jan, 2012
Diabetic Ketoacidosis+
Hypoglycaemia+
Organophosphate poisoning+
Severe asthma+
Status epileticus and epilepsy+
Heart failure+
Hypoglycaemia+
Organophosphate poisoning+
Severe asthma+
Status epileticus and epilepsy+
Heart failure+
3) Clinical guidelines and associated work
Stroke + other common neurology+
Stroke + other common neurology+
4) Other problems
DVT and PE
HIV+ HIV and conditions handout
Tuberculosis
Renal failure Chronic renal failure
Anaemia
Hepatitis
Pneumonia
Dysentery+ Diarrhoeal illness including dysentery handout
STI’s Sexual Transmitted infection
HIV+ HIV and conditions handout
Tuberculosis
Renal failure Chronic renal failure
Anaemia
Hepatitis
Pneumonia
Dysentery+ Diarrhoeal illness including dysentery handout
STI’s Sexual Transmitted infection
5) Interpretation of laboratory results Results interpretation
FBC
LFTs
U+Es
CSF
Pleural fluid
Ascitic fluid
FBC
LFTs
U+Es
CSF
Pleural fluid
Ascitic fluid
6) Interpretation of Chest X-ray/ECG
Chest X-ray interpretation
7) Approaches to common medical problems
Using ABCDE approach+
Decreased GCS/Coma
Shortness of breath
Ascites/oedema The oedematous patient
Diarrhea and vomiting+
Assessing fluid status+
7) Approaches to common medical problems
Using ABCDE approach+
Decreased GCS/Coma
Shortness of breath
Ascites/oedema The oedematous patient
Diarrhea and vomiting+
Assessing fluid status+
