Tutorial 18 September 2014

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OSCE topics. Autumn 2014

1.	How to prepare. Picking a course.	10	March	2014
2.	Barriers to communication. What communication barriers exist between me and the trainees attending the tutorial? We can use this as a basis to consider the communication problems between us, patients and colleagues.	10	March	2014
3.	Roleplay: how to introduce oneself.	10	March	2014
4.	Labour ward scenario 1.	10	March	2014
5.	Labour ward scenario 2.	10	March	2014
6.	Roleplay: Healthy, nulliparous. Brother with cystic fibrosis. Pre-pregnancy counselling.	10	March

Labour Ward Scenario 1. Sunday 13.00 hours.

Labour Ward.

1	Mrs JH	Primigravida. T+8. In labour. 6 cms.
2	Mrs AH	Primigravida at T. In labour. 5 cms.
3	Mrs. BH	Para 2. 30 days post delivery. 2ry. PPH > 1,000 ml. Hb. 9.3.
4	Mrs SB	Primigravida. 32/52 gestation. Admitted 30 minutes ago. Abdominal pain + 200 ml. bleeding. Nephrostomy tube in situ - not draining since this morning. Low placenta on 20 week scan.
5	Mrs KW	Para 1. In labour. Cx. 5 cm. Ceph at spines.
6	Mrs KT	Para 0+1. 38 weeks. SROM. Ceph 2 cm. above spines. Clear liquor.
7	Mrs TB	Para 1. T+4. Clinically big baby. Cx fully dilated for 1 hour. Type 1 decelerations.
8	Mrs RJ	Primigravida. Epidural. RIF pain. Cx fully dilated for 1 hour. Shallow late decelerations. OT position. Distressed ++. BP /105. ++ protein. Urine output 50 ml in past 4 hours.
9	Mrs KC	Transfer from ICU. 13 days after delivery of 32 week twins. Laparotomy on day 7 for pelvic pain and fever. Infected endometriotic cyst removed. IV antibiotics changed to oral.

Gynaecology ward.

8 major post operative cases who have been seen on the morning ward round and are stable. Husband of patient who has had Wertheim's hysterectomy asking to see a doctor for a report on the operation.

1	Mrs JB	10 week incomplete miscarriage. Hb. 10.8. Moderate fresh bleeding.
2	Ms AS	19 years old. Nulliparous. Just admitted with left iliac fossa pain. Scan shows unilocular 5 cm. ovarian cyst.

Medical staff:

Consultant at home. Registrar - you.

Senior House Officer with 12 months experience.

Registrar in Anaesthesia.

Consultant Anaesthetist on call at home.

Midwifery staff:

Senior Sister.           Trained to take theatre cases. Able to site IV infusions and suture episiotomies and tears.

3 staff midwives. 1 trained to take theatre cases. Two able to site IV infusions.

1 Community midwife looking after Mrs. KW.

2 Pupil Midwives.

Scenario 2.

Monday. 0900 hours.  You have just come on duty.

1	Mrs A	Para 0+0	25 yrs	41 weeks. In labour 12 hours. Cx 8 cm. No progress for 4 hours. "Dips" reported on CTG
2	Mrs B	Para 1+2	31 yrs	28 weeks. Just admitted. "Show" + contractions
3	Mrs C	Para 5+3	40 yrs	In labour 8 hours. Cx 6 cm. dilated
4	Mrs D	Para 1+3	27 yrs	37 weeks. Diabetes. Admitted ½ hour previously. Previous Caesarean section.
5	Mrs E	Para 1+2	32 yrs	40 weeks. Previous 9 lb. baby. In the second stage for 1 ½ hours.
6	Miss F	Para 0+0	15 yrs	34 weeks. Concealed pregnancy. In labour. Just admitted. Breech presentation
7	Mrs G	Para 1+2		26 weeks. Admitted with severe abdominal pain
8	Mrs H	Para 2+1		39 weeks. In early labour.
9	Mrs I	Para 1+0		Delivered two hours previously by Caesarean section for severe pre-eclampsia. Diastolic BP / 110. Urine output 50 ml. since delivery
10	Mrs J	Para 1+0		Normal delivery + PPH >1,500 ml. one hour ago

Medical staff:

Consultant:               in his Rooms.

You:                            Registrar.

Foundation Year 2  six months’ experience.

Registrar in anaesthetics.

Midwifery staff:

Senior Sister.

Two staff midwives.

One community midwife.

Two student midwives.