Book contents
- OSCEs for the Final FCICM
- Reviews
- OSCEs for the Final FCICM
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Disclaimer
- Introduction
- Section 1Data Interpretation
- Section 2Equipment
- Section 3Imaging
- Section 4ECG
- Section 5Communication and Ethics
- Communication & Ethics 10Chapter
- Section 6Resuscitation and Simulation
- Index
- References
Communication & Ethics 10 - Chapter
from Section 5 - Communication and Ethics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2026
Book contents
- OSCEs for the Final FCICM
- Reviews
- OSCEs for the Final FCICM
- Copyright page
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Disclaimer
- Introduction
- Section 1Data Interpretation
- Section 2Equipment
- Section 3Imaging
- Section 4ECG
- Section 5Communication and Ethics
- Communication & Ethics 10Chapter
- Section 6Resuscitation and Simulation
- Index
- References
Summary
Mr Ryan Gardiner is a 52-year-old male who has presented to his GP with a 2-week history of loose bloody stools and vomiting, following a recent trip to South Africa. His intake has been poor and he has complained of feeling dizzy on standing. His observations are satisfactory, except for a mild pyrexia at 37.8°C.
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- OSCEs for the Final FCICM , pp. 522 - 524Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
References
Further Reading
FICM (2024) Midnight laws: managing adult patients who refuse life-saving treatment. Available at: www.ficm.ac.uk/midnightlaws (accessed 2 December 2025).Google Scholar
UK Government (2005) Mental Capacity Act. Available at: www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/contents (accessed 2 December 2025).Google Scholar
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