Pass the PSA, 1e

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For each question, there will be a clinical case and you will be given one of the following: once-only medicines prescription chart, regular medicines prescription chart, general practice prescription form or hospital fluid prescription chart. Once you have successfully completed your account activation you will be able to view further materials to make you more familiar with the PSA assessment environment. The treatment summaries can help in this section if you are not sure what drug should be used. However, having a good basic understanding of most conditions allows you to focus on looking up the appropriate drug based on your prior understanding which helps save time. For a patient being given oxygen, the most appropriate monitoring is arterial blood gas (ABG) while the second best monitoring is pulse oximetry (SpO2). For a patient being given fluids, the best monitoring is blood pressure while the second best monitoring is urine output. Remember these. Candidates are strongly encouraged to complete the practice papers on their own once they are registered to understand the timing of the assessment and how long it may take to respond to different types of questions.

You’ll be given 60 questions to answer across the 8 areas with a total of 200 marks available. For each section, the number of questions and the available marks is given below: Exam section

Finished Prepare for the PSA? Try the links below for more practice exam questions and information on prescribing. As the scope of testing for this section can be quite broad, knowledge of some common scenarios will be very helpful: You will not be allowed to bring anything into the exam other than a calculator, pencil, pen and the paper version of the BNF. You will have online access to the BNF and NICE guidelines throughout the exam.

Prepare for the PSA was written by Finn Catling , an academic foundation doctor at North Middlesex Hospital, London. Aubrun F, Mazoit JX, Riou B. Postoperative intravenous morphine titration. British journal of anaesthesia 2012;108(2):193-201. If the peak concentration of a drug is outside normal range, you should adjust the dose. If the trough concentration is outside normal range, you should adjust the interval between doses. Each question in this section will consist of a clinical scenario where you will be asked to plan the monitoring of a drug being prescribed. Search up the medications “monitoring requirements”, “important safety information” or “pre-treatment screening” on the BNF.The PSA is aimed at final year medical students and those graduating overseas to assess their competency at prescribing as Foundation Year 1 Doctors. It can also be taken by FY1s if they have not passed it in their final year or had not attempted it before. Each question has 10 marks available (5 for the drug choice and 5 for the choice of dose/route/frequency). unreservedly accessible pdf archives on the Internet. We don't have any document on our server. In the event Koul PB. Diabetic ketoacidosis: a current appraisal of pathophysiology and management. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2009;48(2):135-44.

Every question in the PSA question bank has been written and reviewed by doctors, to ensure they deliver excellent educational value. In both cases, the first examination date will be in September, with two additional dates in the spring. The drug of choice that should come to mind is ‘Furosemide” and hence should be searched up on the BNF to get information such as the route, dose and frequency Department of Health. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment. London: Department of Health 2010.

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that you have any inquiry or need to eliminate any substance recorded here if it's not too much trouble, go The calculation skills will not be overly complex in the exam and there are three basic skills you need to be able to do: In most cases, you should prescribe a drug using its generic name, unless if only its brand name is the approved name. Do not prescribe any non-pharmacological treatment.