OSCE station. Gynaecological history.

This bit of the website is new.

I hope to get it completed soon.

But at least it gives you something to go on.

This might be two stations.

The first a preparatory station with the role-player.

Then a station at which you will present the history to the examiner.

And probably be asked to explain to the role-player what investigations you propose.

But it is more likely to be just one station.

You will be asked to take a history and present it to the examiner.

Or, if the history is more complicated, just to take a history.

The examiner will score you on the facts you obtain.

Key elements of the history.

1. introduce yourself
2. check her name and age
3. the presenting complaint
4.     what is the complaint / complaints
5.     duration
6.     severity
7.     factors that exacerbate or alleviate
8.     related symptoms
9.     her model of the problem
10.     her fears about the problem
11. any other problems or concerns
12.     treatments already tried
13.         from her doctor(s)
14.         from other sources
15. could there be a "hidden agenda"?
16. current general health
17.     medical
18.     psychological
19. previous health
20.     obstetric
21.     gynaecological   
22.     medical
23.     surgical
24.     anaesthetic
25.     psychological
26. drug history
27. menstrual history
28. sexual history
29. contraceptive history
30. smear history
31. family history
32. social history
33. partner's medical & family history