Revise and deepen your understanding of common emergency and long term “surgical” conditions so that you can contribute, under supervision, to their diagnosis and treatment. (Click here for list)
Level
This learning outcome is a primary level outcome.
Other Details
For the following key conditions in particular an in-depth knowledge is required.
General
Shortness of breath
Chest pain
Post-operative pyrexia
Hypotension / shock
Skin lumps/lesions
Breast lump
Hernias
Gastrointestinal
Abdominal pain
Abdominal mass
Acute Appendicitis
Peptic Ulceration
Upper / lower GI haemorrhage
Acute Pancreatitis
Cholecystitis / Jaundice
Crohn's Disease
Urology / Renal
Difficulty in passing urine
Haematuria
Renal Stones
Urinary Retention
Bladder Outflow Obstruction
Scrotal Lumps
Vascular
Limb ischaemia / Acutely Ischaemic Limb
Deep venous thrombosis
Claudication
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Trauma
Multi-system trauma
Head Injury
Colorectal
Anal pain
Rectal bleeding
Ulcerative Colitis
Acute Diverticulitis
Intestinal obstruction
ENT
Neck lump
Dysphagia
Cancer
Breast
Colon
Rectum
Stomach
Oesophagus
Prostate
Pancreas
Sessions
This learning outcome is taught in the following sessions:
Assessment
This learning outcome is assessed in the following ways:
- MBBS Pt 6 (Yr 5)
GMC theme
This learning outcome maps to the following GMC theme:
- 8e: Select appropriate forms of management for common diseases
- 8b: Explain the scientific bases for common disease presentations
