Tutorial 11 October 2012

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We managed a roleplay and a viva.

With the roleplay, you are the registrar and have been instructed to teach a new trainee doctor about shoulder dystocia. The roleplayer acts as the new trainee.

Then we had a structured viva on diathermy. Most doctors only have a basic idea about electricity, but this is an easy station if you do your homework.
The topic is covered on the website: http://www.drcog-mrcog.info/diathermy.htm.

1.    What is diathermy?

 

2.    What kind of current is used?

 

3.    Why use high frequency current?

 

4.    What types of current are used?

 

5.    How is diathermy applied?

 

6.    Risks of diathermy.

7.    Discuss direct coupling and its implications

8.    Discuss capacitive coupling and its implications.

Send me your answer and I'll send mine.