KCL Gastro Society

Prescribing can be of the OSCE stations students find the hardest — but it doesn’t have to be. We’ll break it down into simple, exam-ready steps so you can walk in and smash it.

📚 We’ll cover:

* Fluid prescribing (maintenance vs resus)
* AKI & electrolyte management
* Drug chart basics

🩺 Key skills:

* Safe, confident prescribing
* Fluid choice & calculations
* Monitoring & escalation 🚨

Make prescribing your strength — not your stress 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Want to feel more confident approaching lower GI OSCE stations? This session breaks down the high-yield scenarios with a focus on clear structure and patient-centred communication.

📚 What we’ll cover:

* Approach to PR bleeding 🔴
* FIT test counselling & what results mean
* Breaking bad news with confidence

🩺 Key skills:

* Using sensitive, patient-friendly language
* Explaining bowel cancer screening
* Knowing when to refer (2WW criteria) 🚨

Perfect for OSCE prep and clinical placements — especially for 2nd & 3rd years. Don’t miss this one!

Join us for a high-yield session focused on key presentations, management, and patient communication.

📚 What we’ll cover:

* Differentiating flare vs infection
* Steroid counselling 💊
* Explaining biologics clearly to patients

🩺 Key skills:

* Assessing disease severity
* Explaining investigations (calprotectin, colonoscopy)
* Steroid side effects & monitoring
* Safety netting 🚨

Perfect for OSCE prep and clinical placements — especially for 2nd & 3rd years. Don’t miss this essential gastro session! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

Diarrhoea History & Management 💩

Ready to master diarrhoea OSCE stations? Join us for a high-yield session covering key differentials, red flags, and exam-ready frameworks.

🔥 We’ll cover:
• Acute vs chronic diarrhoea approach
• Infective causes & when to suspect them 🦠
• Red flags 🚨 (IBD, malignancy, dehydration)
• Key history frameworks (travel, diet, meds, stool chart)
• Essential investigations & initial management

🩺 Core stations:
• Diarrhoea history
• Stool chart interpretation
• Patient counselling (hydration, safety-netting)

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 4: Jaundice History & Examinations

Ready to master jaundice OSCE stations? Join us for a high-yield session focused on history taking, examination, and interpreting key findings with confidence.

📚 What we’ll cover:
• Jaundice history
• Causes of jaundice
• Painful vs painless jaundice
• Explaining LFTs
• Explaining USS/MRCP
• Understanding pruritus, pale stools & dark urine

📅 Monday 30th March
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Perfect for OSCE prep and clinical placements — especially for 2nd & 3rd years. Don’t miss this essential gastro session! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

🩺 Gastro Soc OSCE Series – Session 4: Jaundice History & Examinations
Ready to master jaundice OSCE stations? Join us for a high-yield session focused on history taking, and comms stations.
📚 What we’ll cover:
• Jaundice history
• Causes of jaundice
• Painful vs painless jaundice
• Explaining LFTs
• Explaining USS/MRCP
• Understanding pruritus, pale stools & dark urine
📅 Monday 30th March
⏰ 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
🔗 Teams link on our linktree
Perfect for OSCE prep and clinical placements — especially for 2nd & 3rd years. Don’t miss this essential gastro session! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️