Practicals · GM

General Medicine

118 practical items from the NMC curriculum and the NBEMS DNB curriculum, grouped by the curriculum's own sections.

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118 items

Clinical Assessment Skills

Thorough physical examination of all systems

Clinical examinationPI (NMC)

Neurology

Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scoring

Instrument

Mental status examination

Clinical examination

Muscle biopsy

Procedure

Rheumatology

Joint examination (inflammatory vs non-inflammatory)

Clinical examination

Endocrinology

Ophthalmoscopy (fundus examination)

Clinical examination

Finger-prick blood glucose monitoring

Lab technique

Adolescent Health

Growth and pubertal assessment

Clinical examination

Critically Ill Person

Monitoring a critically ill patient

Clinical examinationPI (NMC)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Drill / simulationPI (NMC)

Endotracheal intubation

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Defibrillation (using a defibrillator)

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Certification of brain death

Communication / adminPI (NMC)

Procedural Skills

Lumbar puncture

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Bone marrow aspiration

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Bone marrow biopsy

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Aspiration of liver abscess

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Pericardiocentesis

ProcedurePS (NMC)

Joint fluid aspiration (arthrocentesis)

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Liver biopsy

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Kidney (renal) biopsy

ProcedurePS (NMC)

Respiratory Medicine

Pleural biopsy

Procedure

Oropharyngeal airway insertion

Procedure

Bronchoscopy

Procedure

Spirometry (performing)

Lab technique

Critical Care Medicine

Diagnostic peritoneal lavage

Procedure

Cardiology

Echocardiography (point of care)

ProcedurePS (NMC)

Doppler studies

ProcedurePS (NMC)

ECG recording and interpretation

Interpretation

Chest X-ray interpretation

Interpretation

Dobutamine stress test

Procedure

External cardiac pacing

Procedure

Thrombolysis administration

Procedure

Respiratory Management

Non-invasive ventilation (NIV)

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Mechanical ventilation

ProcedurePI (NMC)

Intensive Care Medicine

Nasotracheal intubation

Procedure

Esophageal obturator airway insertion

Instrument

Control of epistaxis

Procedure

Plasmapheresis

Procedure

Venous cut-down

Procedure

Nephrology

Hemodialysis

ProcedurePS (NMC)

Peritoneal dialysis

Procedure

Urine microscopy

Lab technique

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Nasogastric tube insertion

Procedure

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube insertion

Procedure

Upper GI endoscopy

Procedure

Capsule endoscopy

Procedure

Fibroscan (transient elastography)

Procedure

Hematology and Oncology

Blood transfusion administration

Procedure

Flow cytometry / molecular techniques

Lab technique

Allergy and Immunology

Skin (intradermal) allergy testing

Lab technique

Exercise challenge testing

Procedure

Dermatology

Skin biopsy

Procedure

Intralesional corticosteroid injection

Procedure

Incision and drainage of abscess

Procedure

Infectious Diseases

Blood culture collection

Lab technique

Wound culture collection

Lab technique

Pediatric immunization administration

Procedure

Adult immunization administration

Procedure

Geriatric Medicine

Interpretation Skills

ABG analysis interpretation

InterpretationPI (NMC)

Ultrasonography interpretation

InterpretationPI (NMC)

Barium studies interpretation

InterpretationPI (NMC)

Immunological investigations interpretation

InterpretationPI (NMC)

Nerve conduction studies (NCS) / EMG

InterpretationPI (NMC)

EEG

InterpretationPI (NMC)

Evoked potential interpretation

InterpretationPI (NMC)

Treadmill test (TMT) interpretation

InterpretationPI (NMC)

Communication Skills

Dietary counseling in health and disease

Communication / adminPI (NMC)

Genetic counseling

Communication / adminPI (NMC)

Communicating bad news (breaking bad news)

Communication / adminPI (NMC)

Palliative Care

Palliative care counseling

Communication / admin

Competencies

Clinical audit

Communication / admin

Teaching and Learning Methods

Practical/Clinical and Oral Examination