Abdominal Exam Practice Case - Abdominal pain
Activity
Clinical Skills Sessions
Examples: Acute cholycystitis; Acute appendicitis; Traumatic acute abdomen. Observation of student taking a history from a patient with abdominal pain. Demonstration by preceptor of examination of a patient with abdominal pain. Observation of students examining a patient with abdominal pain. Discussion regarding abdominal pain.

Curriculum Block

Gastroenterology and Nutrition / Medical Foundation 3 / Part 3 / Week 2
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Objectives

General Objectives

Assessments

Objectives Structured Clinical Examination
Mid-Unit Clinical Skills Assessment

Tags

AFMC National Clinical Skills
Gastrointestinal Examination
Curriculum Block
Gastroenterology and Nutrition Medical Foundation 3 Part 3 Week 2
Curriculum Week
Part 3 Week 2
Discipline
Gastroenterology
General MCC Objectives
Physical Examination
MCC Presentations
Acute Abdominal Pain Anorectal Pain Chronic Abdominal Pain
McMaster Professional Competency
Clinical Skills
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests. 1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice 2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare 3.1 Solicit and respond to feedback from peers, teachers, supervisors, patients, families, and members of health care teams regarding one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours 3.2 Integrate feedback, external measures of performance and reflective practices to identify strengths, deficiencies, and limits in one’s knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional behaviours 3.3 Set learning and improvement goals 4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds
MeSH
Abdominal Pain [C23.888.646.100] Clinical Competence [I02.399.630.210]