CSA Revision Notes for the MRCGP provides the reader with an effective framework for preparing for the Clinical Skills Assessment exam.

Written by a recently-qualified doctor with fresh memories of the CSA exam, the book is an essential aid for anyone getting ready to sit the exam.

The book is divided into medical subject areas and each section works through the personal, data gathering, diagnostic and clinical management skills required to pass the CSA exam. Each section finishes with role play scenarios so you can test your abilities with a colleague.

The book is an essential revision source for anyone preparing for the CSA exam.

Preface
Acknowledgements

Introduction to the CSA examination
• Format of examination
• Marking scheme
• Tips for success

Curriculum Topics:

General Practice consultation
• Telephone Consultation
• Home visit scenario
• Angry patient
• Breaking bad news
• Patient with learning disabilities
• Patient with hearing impairment
• Sick note request

Healthy people: Promoting health and preventing disease
• Hypercholesterolaemia
• Hypertension
• Obesity
• Smoking cessation

Genetics in Primary Care
• Down’s syndrome antenatal screening
• Sickle cell antenatal screening
• Cystic fibrosis

Care of Acutely Ill people
• Suicidal patient
• Chest pain
• Meningitis

Child Health
• Nocturnal enuresis
• Constipation
• Obesity
• ADHD

Care of Older Adults
• Dementia
• Falls

Women’s Health
• Menorrhagia
• Amenorrhoea
• Premenstrual tension
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome
• Fibroids
• Antenatal check
• Urinary incontinence
• Cervical screening
• Infertility
• Menopause

Men’s Health
• Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
• Prostate Cancer
• PSA testing
• Testicular cancer
• Erectile dysfunction
• Testicular conditions
• Vasectomy

Sexual Health
• Chlamydia
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
• Emergency Contraception
• Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill
• Termination of Pregnancy

Care of People with Cancer & Palliative Care
• Breast Cancer
• Lung Cancer
• Pain management

Mental Health
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Sleep disorders
• Self harm
• Recent non-accidental overdose

Cardiovascular
• Angina
• Peripheral vascular disease
• Palpitations

Respiratory
• Asthma
• COPD

Gastro-Intestinal/Renal
• Dyspepsia
• Rectal bleeding
• Anaemia
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Gallstones
• Chronic Kidney Disease

ENT
• Hearing loss
• Tinnitus
• Obstructive sleep apnoea

Opthalmology
• Red eye


Neurology
• Headache
• Migraine
• Multiple Sclerosus
• Temporal Arteritis
• TIA

Rheumatology/Musculoskeletal
• Back Pain
• Shoulder Pain
• Knee Pain
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• Tennis Elbow
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Dermatology
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Acne

Endocrinology
• Diabetes
• Hypothyroidism
• Hyperthyroidism
• Tired all the time
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Drug & Alcohol Problems
• Alcohol abuse
• Opiate addiction
• IV Drug User