Focused History: Painless Visible Haematuria

A timed 10-minute history taking 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.

History taking10 min12 checklist items

Station type: History taking
Time: 10 minutes, after 60s reading
Total marks: 15
Critical items: 3 (missing one fails the station)

Candidate instructions

You are a Foundation Year 1 doctor in the Urology Assessment Clinic. A 64-year-old male has been referred by his GP with painless visible haematuria. Your task is to take a focused history from this patient. You have 10 minutes. You should explore the presenting complaint, relevant risk factors, and impact on the patient. In particular, assess for red flags and possible causes including malignancy. Do not perform a physical examination.

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, 12 weighted items worth 15 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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