Foreword |
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Preface |
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xi | |
Authors |
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xiii | |
Acknowledgements |
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The PACES Examination |
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xxiii | |
Top Tips for PACES Success: An Examiner Speaks |
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1 | (22) |
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Hints for the Respiratory Station |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (2) |
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
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4 | (3) |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (3) |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (2) |
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Patient with Previous Lung Surgery |
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20 | (2) |
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Respiratory Station Summary |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (24) |
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Hints for the Abdominal Station |
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24 | (1) |
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Abdominal Case with a Normal Abdomen |
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24 | (2) |
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26 | (3) |
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Generalised Lymphadenopathy |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (2) |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (3) |
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Renal Replacement Therapy |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (3) |
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Abdominal Station Summary |
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45 | (2) |
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3 Station 2: History Taking |
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47 | (28) |
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Hints for the History-Taking Station |
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48 | (1) |
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Patient with an Abnormal Blood Result |
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48 | (3) |
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51 | (2) |
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Patient Who Has Collapsed |
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53 | (3) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (3) |
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63 | (2) |
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Patient with Left Arm Weakness |
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65 | (2) |
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Patient with Visual Disturbance |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (3) |
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History-Taking Station Summary |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (26) |
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Hints for the Neurology Station |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (3) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (3) |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (2) |
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99 | (1) |
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Neurology Station Summary |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (30) |
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Hints for the Cardiology Station |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (3) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (3) |
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (2) |
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Mixed Aortic Valve Disease |
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119 | (1) |
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Mixed Mitral Valve Disease |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (3) |
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Ventricular Septal Defect |
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127 | (3) |
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Cardiology Station Summary |
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130 | (1) |
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6 Station 4: Ethics and Communication Skills |
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131 | (26) |
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Hints for the Ethics and Communication Skills Station |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (2) |
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Care in the Deteriorating Patient |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (2) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (3) |
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152 | (3) |
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Ethics and Communication Skills Station Summary |
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155 | (2) |
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7 Station 5: Brief Clinical Encounters |
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157 | (32) |
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Hints for the Brief Clinical Encounters Station |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (2) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (3) |
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Headache (Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension) |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (3) |
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Rheumatoid Arthritis with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
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182 | (2) |
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184 | (2) |
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Third Nerve Palsy or Patient Presenting with Diplopia |
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186 | (2) |
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Brief Clinical Encounters Station Summary |
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188 | (1) |
Afterword: Hawks and Doves |
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189 | (2) |
Index |
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