Abdominal Examination with Peripheral Stigmata of Chronic Liver Disease

A timed 10-minute physical examination OSCE station with reading time, a warning bell and an examiner-style weighted checklist including critical items, marked the way a real examiner would mark it.

Physical examination10 min13 checklist items

Station type: Physical examination
Time: 10 minutes, after 60s reading
Total marks: 23
Critical items: 2 (missing one fails the station)

Candidate instructions

You are a final-year medical student in a liver clinic. A 55-year-old man has been admitted with chronic liver disease. Perform a full abdominal examination, including the peripheral stigmata of chronic liver disease. You have 10 minutes. The examiner will be observing your technique, communication, and identification of findings. You may ask for any equipment you require.

How the station runs

60 seconds of reading time with the instructions above, and nothing else.
10 minutes on the clock, with a warning bell before the end.
The examiner's checklist, 13 weighted items worth 23 marks, revealed only when the station ends.
Your score, with a critical-fail flag if a safety-critical item was missed.

The checklist stays hidden until the station is over, exactly as it would outside the exam room.

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A free account starts the clock: reading time, the station itself with a warning bell, then the examiner's checklist and your score.

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