OSCE stuff

What are you looking for at the end of the bed?

treatments such as GTN sprays, IVs, pillows, ECG leads, mobility aids, oxygen, cyonosis, SOB, coulor, mitral flush, oedema

What are you looking for on the hands in a cardiovascular examination?

splinter haemorrhagesm olser nodes, janeway lesions, xanthomata, cyanosis, tar staining

What are you looking at in the eyes and mouths in cardiovascular exam?

conjuctival pallor, angular stomatisis, dental hygine, and Xanthelasma

What are you looking at in the close inspection of the chest?

scars, pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, visable pulsations

What are you looking for at the end of the bed in a respiratory exam?

IV’s, abx, fluids, and oxygen, cyanosis, SOB, cough and colour of sputum, wheeze, stridor, cachexia

What are looking for in the hands in a respiratory examination?

colour, tar staining, cyanosis, bruising/thinning of skins, tremor, dupuytren’s contracture, hepatic flap

What should the respiratory rate be?

12-20 bpm

What are looking for in the face in a respiratory exam?

blue/grey tinge, under tounge - cyanosis, oral candidiasis, conjunctival palor