Long Case

Short Cases

OSCE

VIVA

SAQs

MCQs

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Long Case

• Present the case slowly.
• Discuss the management of your patient. Not a hypothetical one.

 

Resources

1. Bailey and Love
2. Clinical Surgery Made Easy
3. Galketiya Sir’s book

Read Dr. Mohan de Silva’s book on Clinical Cases management

 

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Short Cases

Do not proceed without seeing or feeling the sign, take enough time and then proceed to next step.

Refer Blog Notes for Short Cases

 

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Mnemonics

🅳-🆂🅰🅲 : Components of Hx of present complaint (DDs, SOCRATES-P, Aetiology, Complications)

🆂🅾🅲🆁🅰🆃🅴🆂-🅿

🅿🅰-🅵🅾🅻-🅼🅰🅻 (papol mal) : Types of thyroid CAS (Papillary, Follicular, Medullary, Anaplastic, Lymphoma)

🅿🅸🅼🅻🅾🆆 (pinto) : Hx in OJ (Progression, Intermittency, Melaena, LoW)

🅱🅰🆃🅼🅰🅽 : Symptoms of Colorectal CA (Bleeding PR, Alteration of bowel habits, Tenesmus, Mucus, Anaemia)

 

🅷-🅲🅾🅳🅴 : 5 Types of Shock (Hypovolaemic, Cardiogenic, Obstructive, Distributive, Endocrine)