OSCE Talk

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Peter and Matthew discuss vaccinations in this episode, specifically a clear patient focussed approach to explaining what these are, how they work, and what protection they offer, including concepts of herd immunity and common side effects to vaccines.

We cover the issues in the media and vaccine hesitancy, alongside false links to autism with the MMR vaccine and how to discuss this sensitively and to try and provide accurate information to patients and their families.

We briefly cover the vaccine schedule for children and what the main vaccines are to highlight in this.

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Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

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Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

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Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. 

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This episode looks at Hepatitis A, B, and C.

We look at the most common modes of transmission, how they present, available vaccines, treatment with antiviral medication.

Hepatitis is a notifiable disease and we cover the public health impacts of this and what happens when the Public Health Agency is informed.

Peter takes us through an example of breaking this news to a patient, explaining the diagnosis, and the next steps to ensure proper open communication.

There is still a lot of stigma in this diagnosis so it is important patients feel well supported and have management and follow up clearly explained.

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📸 Instagram → / oscetalk_

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Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

​

Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

​

Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. 

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This episode we compare and contrast the hormonal and copper coils, which are both a reliable form of long acting reversible contraception, with a focus on keeping this simple, knowing the main risks and benefits with each option, and what features are applicable to both options.

Be aware of the increase in menstrual bleeding with the copper coil and that the hormonal coil may improve this, both are extremely reliable which will make them a prime choice for patients.

Be aware of how they are inserted in primary or secondary care, and the need for adequate analgesia with this!

Overall this episode helps makes counselling straightforward!

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📸 Instagram → / oscetalk_

🎵 TikTok → / oscetalk_

Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

​

Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

​

Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. 

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This episode gives an overview of Hormone Replacement Therapy or HRT. Its replacement of progesterone/oestrogen levels which fall during the menopause. What symptoms it can help to manage.

We give practical advice on options from combined, continous, cyclical, tablet and patch options, to help best counsel patients on what will benefit them the most.

We cover contra indications and the risk/benefit decision when starting a patient on HRT.

Peter completes this episode with a sample explanation and the key aspects to cover in a Medical School Examination.

This episode closely links with the podcast on the menopause!

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Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

​

Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

​

Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. 

This episode delves into opioid prescribing, when to use this appropriately in post operative and palliative care settings.

Side effects to counsel patients on including nausea/vomiting/constipation/sedation.

Toxicity and key features of this.

What signs to look out for in patients where you have a concern about addiction or dependence.

Alternative anaglesia that may help patients avoid opioid use.

This episode also includes a sample explanation for students on how to broach difficult discussions about opioid prescribing.

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Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

​

Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

​

Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. 

In this episode we look at how to take a menopausal history, looking at key vasomotor, mood, genitourinary symptoms. We briefly discuss the physiology of the perimenopause and how to easily explain this to patients.

We cover management with lifestyle measures, medication like SSRIs and clonidine, and then HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy)

We will post a full episode focusing on HRT counselling alone.

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Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

​

Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

​

Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. 

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This episode Peter & Matthew look at Prostate Cancer, specifically focusing on risk factors, diagnosis, and utility of the PSA blood test.

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is a hot topic in the media, however it is not guaranteed to be raised in prostate cancer, and many other conditions and factors can impact on the level of this in the blood.

We also look at the need for onward referral to Urology, MRI and biospy as a definitive diagnosis as well as Gleason Scoring.

Finally Peter explains what needs to be included in discussion with a patient requesting for PSA testing.

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▶️ YouTube → / @oscetalkpod

📸 Instagram → / oscetalk_ 🎵 TikTok → / oscetalk_

Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

​

Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

​

Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. 

This episode we look at differentiating viral and bacterial infections, using the feverPAIN score for tonsillitis to rule out viral causes.

Otitis media is covered and the importance of identifying red flag, mastoiditis and meningitis.

We talk about overuse of antibiotics for viral infections and how to discuss this with patients. The use of delayed prescriptions for safety netting purposes.

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Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

​

Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

​

Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. 

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This episode we focus on meningitis in both adult and paediatric populations, we look at the microbiology, common ways this presents, red flag features, important diagnostic tests and interpretation of these.

Antibiotic treatment focussed on coverage of listeria and the consideration of steriods in patients.

We finish with untreated complications and the need for contact tracing and possible prophylaxis for close contacts.

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Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

​

Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

​

Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients. 

This episode is all about tuberculosis, its diagnosis and management.We look at how to break it down as pulmonary vs extra pulmonary TB, latent vs active TB, and the broad differentials of pneumonia, sarcoid, and malignancy.

We go through the workup necessary including a chest xray, CT, sputum samples and other basic investigations.

Public health involvement is key for contact tracing and then we look at the medical treatment: RIPE medications and their side effects.Peter demonstrates how to counsel a new diagnosis of TB which you may be asked to do in medical school examinations.

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Disclaimer

OSCE Talk is an educational resource designed primarily to help healthcare students prepare for clinical examinations. Episodes on the key, exam-relevant and salient points of each topic and are not intended to provide a complete or exhaustive review of clinical management.

​

Content is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for formal teaching, clinical supervision, local policies or current national guidance. While we aim to keep our content accurate and useful, medical guidance changes over time and episodes may contain omissions or necessary simplifications.

​

Always refer to appropriate guidance when making clinical decisions or caring for patients.