Dear friends and colleagues, Passing the MRCP UK is an important step in the medical career. PACES is the practical clinical exam and require a wide breadth of knowledge. This blog is a space to share materials, information and knowledge and I hope you find it useful. Am open for any ideas or suggestion and would value your contributions and comments. please visit my related pages on facebook and youtube. Best wishes, Dr Elmuhtady Said
PACES Stations
- General
- PACES station 1 abdomen
- PACES station 1 respiratory
- PACES station 2 history taking skills
- PACES station 3 cardiovascular
- PACES station 3 neurology
- PACES station 4 communication skill and ethics
- PACES station 5 (new station 5)
- PACES station 5 endocrinology
- PACES station 5 Fundus
- PACES station 5 rheumatology
- PACES station 5 skin
- record of PACES experience
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Chicken skin neck, axilla
Test:Punch bipsy – van Gieson stain shows fragmentation elastic tissue
Extensions.
Examine peripheral pulses
Fundus for angioid streaks
Complications: upper GI haemorrhage, visual loss, MI, stroke, claudication, miral valve prolapse, renovascular hypertension
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PACES station 5 skin