PACES MRCP UK - Where MRCPians Meet Since 2006

MRCP is well establised as an entry exam for advanced specialist training in many countries including Malaysia. It consists of 3 paper i.e. Part1, Part2(written tests) and PACES. PACES in full means Practical Assessment of Clinical Examination Skills. It is the third part and the candidate is assessed by fellows of RCP. I passed my PACES in 2005. I am glad that many seniors had guided me throughout my preparation for PACES and I wish to share my experiences with PACES candidates via this blog.


Saturday, April 08, 2006

Lobectomy


Record :

This gentlemen has a RR 16/min. There is clubbing noted without evidence of CO2 retention. There is no nicotine staining. There is no pallor, jaundice or cyanosis. JVP is not elevated. Trachea is central and apex beat is not displaced. There is no pedal edema of legs.
There is a left thoracotomy scar noted. There is reduced chest movement of left lower zone with reduced tactile fremitus and vocal resonance. There is also dullness on percussion on the same area.
My diagnosis is that this patient has left lobectomy probably due to a mitotic lung lesion and is not tachypnoeic.

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3 Comments:

At 4/08/2006 10:50:00 PM, Blogger Dr. David Teoh said...

great job. Keep it up with more records!

 
At 1/03/2008 07:10:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

what are other causes of thoracotomy scar? I've come up with lobectomy, old fashioned lung biopsy but can't think of others. please help!

 
At 10/08/2009 07:54:00 AM, Anonymous ARUNA said...

Another cause for thoracotomy scar; sometimes you find this type of scars after cardiac surgery for congenital defects such as PDA

 

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