PLAB 2 & MLA CPSA Keys - Volume 5: Surgery, Specialties, Examinations, Procedures & Professional Skills
PLAB 2 & MLA CPSA Keys - Volume 5: Surgery, Specialties, Examinations, Procedures & Professional Skills
Practise Clinical Skills And Explain Your Decisions Clearly
Prepare for PLAB 2 and the Medical Licensing Assessment Clinical and Professional Skills Assessment (MLA CPSA) with Keys Volume 5 from MedicoKeys. This premium, updated PDF eBook supports structured rehearsal across surgery, specialty presentations, examinations, procedures and professional skills.
Practise clinical assessment, patient-centred explanations and safe next steps using the station frameworks described below. Meaningful color coding helps you identify red flags, management priorities and communication points during repeated rehearsal.
Clinical Examination Coverage
- Cardiovascular examination and concise examiner presentation
- Respiratory examination and recognition of wheeze, crackles and respiratory risk
- Abdominal examination, pain, masses and organomegaly
- Neurological examination, limb weakness and stroke signs
- Cranial nerve and facial weakness assessment
- Musculoskeletal and painful swollen joint examination
- Hand examination, function and neurovascular assessment
- Mental state examination, mood, thought, perception and risk
- Breast examination, axillary assessment and chaperone use
- Intimate examination, consent, dignity and chaperone principles
Clinical Procedures And Prescribing Skills
- Venepuncture, patient identification and sharps safety
- Cannulation, aseptic technique and safe completion
- Intramuscular and subcutaneous injections
- Drug dosage calculation and safe prescribing
- Recognition and correction of prescription errors
- Urinary catheterisation, consent and complication advice
- Cervical smear procedure and patient explanation
- Suturing, wound care and safety-netting
Clinical Interpretation And Specialty Stations
- ECG interpretation, including acute coronary syndrome, atrial fibrillation and hyperkalaemia
- Chest X-ray interpretation, including pneumonia, pneumothorax and heart failure
- Arterial blood gas interpretation, hypoxia and carbon dioxide retention
- Red eye, acute glaucoma and keratitis red flags
- Sudden visual loss, flashes, floaters and retinal detachment risk
- Epistaxis management and ENT referral
- Neck lumps and suspected cancer pathways
- Pigmented skin lesions and melanoma warning features
- Testicular pain, torsion, testicular lumps and emergency referral
Ethics And Professional Skills
- Capacity assessment and refusal of treatment
- Best-interests decision-making
- Confidentiality dilemmas
- Duty of candour
- Complaint handling, apology and patient-safety planning
- Documentation, escalation and clear safety-netting
Each Structured OSCE Station Supports
- Systematic examination and procedural frameworks
- Patient identification, consent, privacy and dignity
- Candidate scripts and clear patient explanations
- Concise examiner summaries and clinical presentation
- Recognition of red flags and emergency referral triggers
- Safe prescribing and medication checks
- Interpretation of common clinical investigations
- Professional communication and ethical decision-making
- Infection prevention and sharps safety
- Documentation, escalation and safety-netting
- Active recall, partner practice and mock-station rehearsal
- Recognition and avoidance of common examiner traps
Designed for PLAB 2 and MLA CPSA candidates seeking premium, concise, colour-coded and high-yield preparation using safe UK-practice logic and Foundation Year 2-level decision-making.
Ideal for structured revision, examination practice, procedure rehearsal, interpretation stations and rapid pre-exam review of commonly tested surgical, specialty and professional-skills scenarios.
You will receive the current updated downloadable PDF eBook version available at the time of purchase.
Flexible digital exam preparation: one-time payment with no subscription, designed for repeated study and revision at your own pace.