Lumbar Puncture (LP) – OSCE guide
A step-by-step guide to performing lumbar punctures in an OSCE setting. Including relevant anatomy, indications, complications and CSF interpretation.
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Focused examination for aortic stenosis – OSCE guide
This guide outlines an approach to performing a focused aortic stenosis examination.
Hydration status assessment – OSCE guide
The article provides a step by step guide to assessing a patient’s hydration status (fluid status). It discusses the various clinical findings associated with hypervolaemia and hypovolaemia.
Subcutaneous (SC) injection – OSCE guide
A step by step guide to performing a subcutaneous (SC) injection in an OSCE setting
Blood culture collection – OSCE guide
A step by step guide to taking blood cultures in an OSCE setting.
Hand washing – OSCE guide
A clear video guide explaining how to wash your hands in a healthcare setting, based on the World Health Organisation’s recommendations.
Intramuscular injection (IM) – OSCE guide
This guide explains how to perform an IM injection in an OSCE setting, with an included video demonstration.
Pulse Oximetry: Uses and Limitations
You will see pulse oximetry being used in a number of clinical settings, such as in the emergency department and in the operating theatre, to assess and monitor patients, so it is important to know about its uses and limitations, as well as how to interpret the readings that it produces.
Urinalysis – OSCE guide
A step by step OSCE guide demonstrating how to carry out urinalysis, with an included video demonstration.
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) measurement
A step by step OSCE guide demonstrating how to explain and carry out peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) measurement.
Blood glucose measurement – OSCE guide
A step by step guide to performing blood glucose measurement in an OSCE setting, with an included video demonstration.
Female catheterisation – OSCE guide
A step by step guide to performing female catheterisation in an OSCE setting.
