Dear All

Thank you for participating in the session.

We had update on the recent exam by one of our members.

In RRR we discussed:

• Pulled Elbow
• Red eye
• Addison’s

AG gave a brief presentation on Video Station – What to expect, How to proceed, Do’s and Don’ts. Dr Varsha, a recent Member of RCPCH gave tips on how to prepare for the station during normal working hours and interaction with children. For each child think of a differential diagnosis and then relevant questions to ask. It will then become a ‘habit’ and Video station in the  exam will not be ‘scary’. 

Mini Mock Exam Video clip was of a 14 month old with respiratory distress. Dr S took the hotseat with Dr R and Dr v with examiner hats. Dr S picked most of the cues and arrived at a differential diagnosis that could have included more common illness. Discussion was good.

Learning points are:

• One has to sound confident in presentation
• Video station is different from other stations
• Every minute detail matters
• Concentrate on different parts on the frame when seeing it a second time
• You are likely to pick up more cues
• Be focussed and not haphazard
• Common diagnosis are common – remember

Please visit www.mrcpchonline.org to add your comments or points I may have missed.

Anil Garg