Here I shall share my experience at PLAB Part 2 or OSCE.
Station 1: I had to examine a lady with some gynecological problem. I forgot to use the lubricant KY jelly. Examiner was not happy. As palpation of the fornices was difficult, I was thinking she was having a retroverted uterus.
Station 2: next station was a lady delivered a healthy baby 4 weeks back. She was having postpartum depression and some suicidal tendency. I recommend hospitalization for both of the mother and the baby.
Station 3: I had to take history from a nurse and make out some differential diagnosis. As I never practiced this part well, I was a little confused. The patient was having pain abdomen. In my opinion, this was due to the side effect of long standing use of analgesics as he was suffering from fracture neck femur.
Station 4: I faced an anxious mother of a febrile baby with history of convulsion. I explained her that febrile convulsion is common this part of life and there is not much to be worried.
Station 5: I was discussing about pain management with the daughter of a lady suffering from carcinoma breast.
Station 6: I was given some prolene suture and needle holder and was expected to make a knot. I did not do well here as the needle holder was not working properly. Later I managed to make the knot with mu hand.
Station 7: I had to discuss the beneficial aspect of MMR vaccine to a father of a 1 year old child. He was talking continuously and all I had to do was to fill up the gaps between our conversations.
Station 8: my next station was difficult. It was a lady patient with ectopic pregnancy. She was thinking to go out from the hospital and somehow I managed to convince her to stay back at the hospital.
Station 9: next patient was suffering from pain in the shoulder and my diagnosis was painful arc syndrome. He was having great difficulty in moving his shoulder.
Station 10: next patient was suffering from COPD. I forgot to examine his neck due to lack of time and absentmindedness. Somehow, I managed to take 2 PEFR readings before the bell.
Station 11: next patient was a female at her twenties. She was giving a history of pain shifting from loin to groin. My diagnosis was urinary tract infection. This was the easiest of the lot.
Station 12: I had to demonstrate adult CPR to the examiner. Here also I did well.
