GP3 themes
GP3 Specific Presentations and Single Best Answer exam 2024
Exploring patient presenting complaints
Cardiovascular presentations e.g. Atrial Fibrillation, Angina
Respiratory presentations e.g. Asthma, COPD
Possible stress-related symptoms e.g. IBS, headache (tension, migraine), indigestion, eczema
Skin presentations e.g. eczema (see dermatology websites below), shingles, fungal infections
GP3 Data interpretation exam Summer 2024
This year there will be GP based data interpretation questions in your year 3 exams. Please take all opportunities to review blood test results, ECGs, lung function tests (e.g. spirometry). Learn to link patient symptoms and signs with data e.g. ECG showing atrial fibrillation.
Helpful websites
Used by GPs
www.patient.co.uk Really helpful clinician and patient information, GPs use this a lot.
www.gpnotebook.co.uk Helpful for GP information on diagnosis and managment, you need to make an account.
https://cks.nice.org.uk/ Primary care, best practice scenarios
https://www.pcds.org.uk/general-dermatology-table#general-dermatology-diagnostic-table useful dermatology website
https://dermnetnz.org/ useful dermatology website