PLAB 2 Course

DR. SID PLAB 2 MENTORSHIP

Lesson Plan

Day 1:
1. Marking scheme
2. Orientation to test venue
3. Type and format of the station
4. History-based station approach

Day 2
5. MI
6. Angina
7. Pericarditis
8. Costochondritis
9. Herpes zoster
10. Arrhythmia
11. Pulmonary embolism
12. Blocked cannula
13. Missed MI
14. Hairline fracture
15. Wrongly diagnosed pneumonia
16. Missing renal biopsy
17. Lost blood sample

Day 3
18. Lung cancer
19. Ddx of cough
20. Pcp
21. Heart failure
22. TB
23. PE
24. Summary to respiratory stations
25. Developmental milestone review
26. Delayed speech
27. Delayed walking

Day 4
28. Dysphagia
29. GERD
30. Barrett's Esophagus
31. Hematemesis
32. Approach to psych history
33. Delusional disorder

Day 5
34. Acute loin pain
35. Back pain in the elderly
36. Acute back pain
37. Pain mgmt prostate ca
38. Demanding PSA test
39. Prolapsed disc/cauda equina syndrome
40. Abdominal aortic aneurysm
41. Tackling back pain station in plab2
42. Pre-eclampsia
43. Under Ramipril and wanting pregnancy

Day 6
44. AACG
45. Red-eye
46. ARMD
47. Cataract
48. Summary of eye stations
49. Teaching based station approach
50. Teaching neurological examination
51. Teaching inguinal scrotal examination

Day 7
52. Approach to BBN stations
53. BBN- ICH
54. BBN - Massive EDH
55. BBN - Over the phone
56. Review of the dependency syndrome
57. Alcohol dependency
58. Drug dependency

Day 8
59. Aorto femoral graft complication
60. Post-op stroke
61. Dcis
62. Multiple myeloma
63. How to use BNF?
64. FP10 prescription writing
65. Apixaban prescription
66. Iv fluid prescription
67. Morphine prescription
68. Salbutamol prescription writing

Day 9
69. Viral hepatitis
70. Gilbert syndrome
71. GCA - history-based
72. GCA - combined
73. Pmr
74. Sah
75. Tension headache
76. Migraine
77. Meningitis - examination
78. Summary to headache station

Day 10
79. Viral encephalitis
80. Sepsis - calling care home
81. Confusion - talking to daughter
82. Hyponatremia - chest problem
83. Sepsis - chest infection
84. Domestic violence
85. Elderly abuse

Day 11
86. Night terror
87. Enuresis
88. NAI
89. Head injury
90. Intussusception
91. Pyloric stenosis
92. 8 weeks immunization
93. Flu vaccine
94. MMR autism
95. General UK immunization schedule

Day 12
96. Needlestick injury HCP
97. Needlestick injury peds
98. Changing counselor
99. Primary survey - conscious pt
100. Primary survey - unconscious pt
101. MMSE

Day 13
102. Guillain Barre syndrome
103. Hand pain
104. Mental capacity assessment
105. Withholding cancer diagnosis
106. Confidentiality
107. Bls - adult
109. Bls - ped

Day 14
110. Discussing dementia support
111. Breast exam teaching
112. Cyclical mastalgia
113. Breast lump
114. PID
115. Ectopic pregnancy
116. Pcm overdose

Day 15.
117. MRSA
118. CDAD
119. Lifestyle modification counseling
120. Fecal impaction
121. Constipation talking to the nurse

Day 16. 
122. Letter after sigmoidoscopy
123. Warfarin learning disability
124. Warfarin and clarithromycin
125. Hematuria and warfarin
126. Refusing Warfarin
127. Infective endocarditis leave against medical advice

Day 17. 
128. Review of theory on Gillick test, Gillick Competence, Fraser’s guidelines
129. Concerned mom OCP
130. Morning after pill
131. Contraception counseling 
132. Hospital policy
133. Knee examination
134. Hip examination

Day 18
135. Workplace harassment
136. Cervical smear in lesbians
137. Lesbians wanting pregnancy
138. Cerebral palsy bruise
139. Thalassemia
140. Acne Medicine Counseling 

Day 19. 
141. ECG teaching


Day 20.
142. ABG basic interpretation 
143. CXR basic interpretation
144. Simman - Asthma
145. Simman - Anaphylaxis

Day 21
146. Simman - Confusion
147. Simman - Peripheral Arterial Disease
148. Simman - UGI Bleeding
149. Simman - DNAR
150. Simman - Post Partum Hemorrhage 

Day 22

151. Approach to telephone conversation based station
152. A triage phone call to mother
153. Phone call for the missed blood sample
154. Phone call for the missed Foreign body  
155. Phone call for Acute exacerbation of Asthma

Day 23
156. Hyperthyroidism
157. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
158. Hypothyroidism
159. Daughter concerned on hypothyroidism
160. Weight Gain
161. Obesity
162. Sleep Apnea

Day 24.
163. Tiredness after citalopram
164. Tiredness and Gum bleeding
165. Tiredness and B12 deficiency
166. Iron-deficiency Anemia
167. Tiredness and Bleeding 2
168. Hyperparathyroidism 
169. Approach to tiredness station in PLAB 2

Day 25.
170. Altered Kidney Function
171. TIA
172. TIA and Driving
173. Osteoporosis
174. Prescribing Statins
175. Dementia Risk

Day 26. 
176. Bloating - ARLD
177. Bloating - Cancer
178. Bloating - Congestive Cardiac Failure
179. Bloating - Urosepsis
180. Hearing Loss

Day 27.
181. Bloody diarrhoea 
182. Herbal Medicine
183. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
184. Food poisoning
185. Tinea Corporis

Day 28.
186. Having a baby boy
187. Care received in the hospital
188. Patient’s complaint
189. Post mortem
190. Difficult colleague
191. Cerebral Palsy - Bruise

Day 29.
192. Per speculum examination
193. Field of Vision examination
194. Cerebellar ataxia examination
195. Brachial Plexus Injury examination
196. Whiplash injury

Day 30.
197. Gastrointestinal complaint
198. CN examination teaching
199. Thyroid examination
200. Reactive arthritis

Day 31.
201. Otitis Media
202. Neonatal Jaundice
203. Autism
204. Tonsillectomy rejection
205. Atopic Eczema
206. Scabies

Day 32.
207. Anorexia Nervosa
208. Depression
209. Weight loss
210. Demanding sleep medication 
211. Flu Vaccine

Day 33.
212. Gout
213. HIV
214. Gonorrhea
215. Syphilis
216. Postpartum chlamydia

Day 34.
217. Postural Hypotension
218. Head injury
219. Epilepsy review - adult
220. Epilepsy review - pediatric
221. First episode seizure

Day 35.
222. Urinary Catheterisation 
223. Antenatal examination
224. Asthma Teaching
225. Asthma Counselling
226. Discharging Asthma Patients
227. Sore throat - Request for antibiotics

Day 36.
228. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
229. Diabetic retinopathy
230. Hypoglycemia
231. Discharge discussion with son
232. Intermittent claudication 

Day 37
233. Cystic Fibrosis 
234. Simman - Hypoglycemia
235. Simman - Atrial Fibrillation
236. Simwoman - Hysterectomy

Salient Feature of our Video Course
1. More than 235 high yield stations will be discussed individually.
2. Tips, tricks, and approaches wherever relevant will be discussed.
3. Handwritten notes will be provided 
4. All categories including history-based, counseling based, prescription writing, simman based, teaching based, combined examination, and ethical based stations are discussed.
5. Dedicated WhatsApp group for the discussion and updates
6. One set of one-on-one five stationed mock set with feedback and reports
7. Subscription lasts till you pass the exam
8. Accessible to one Gmail account in any device like laptop, mobile, or tablet
9. Video recordings from day 1 to day 37 zoom sessions. The video will be of more than 55 hours in total. Notes will be of around 800 pages, all accessible online anywhere anytime


Salient Feature of our Mock
1. Exactly on the format of the real exam: 90 seconds for the task, 8 mins for consultation
2. Exam-like simulation from patient’s role player
3. Detailed feedback for all 5 stations (for more than 1 hour)
4. Feedback session also includes prepared notes and maps for the given stations
5. Individualized feedback reports provided at the end in the form of the pdf file so that you can just focus on feedback and don’t bother about jotting down the points.
6. Four separate one-on-one sessions that run for 2-3 hours each.


Join our telegram group for more info
Time for some success stories










Lets see some feedback from those who are taking the course now:





Still undecided?
No worries, you can take help from my own PLAB 2 experience, here in this blog:
https://sidukjourney.blogspot.com/p/congratulationson-passing-plab-1.html

You can always have a look over my YouTube videos on PLAB 2 as well:
1. Introduction to the PLAB 2 exam marking scheme
https://youtu.be/5OFOiPbrDyI

2. Orientation to the PLAB 2 exam testing center
https://youtu.be/OV_oL3ZrSCs

3. Understanding PLAB 2 candidate’s task and format of stations
https://youtu.be/1kmFaekgwTU

4. Approach to the history-based OSCE station in PLAB 2

5. How to calculate Rate and Rhythm from ECG?
https://youtu.be/q6nLSCZs98A

Join our telegram group for more info
Loads of handwritten notes are waiting for you

2 comments:

  1. Hello dr sid can you help me understand about the courses .

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Join our telegram group with the link given above to get more info.

      Delete