Brief
Clinical Consultation 1
MRCP(UK) PACES EXAMINATION
CLINICAL MARKSHEET
CANDIDATE NAME (PLEASE PRINT)
EXAMINER NAME:
Please record your judgement for this candidate’s performance on each of the clinical skills noted
below. Any award of an unsatisfactory or borderline mark MUST be accompanied by comments. Counselling
recommended
Clinical skill Satisfactory Borderline Unsatisfactory Comments
Clinical
Communication Elicits history relevant to the Omits important areas of the
Skills complaint and explains history
(C) information to the patient in a
Unpractised
Focused
Unprofessional
Fluent
Poor explanation to the
Professional manner
patient
Physical incorrect techniques
Examination Correct
(A) Thorough Omits significant or important
tests
Fluent
Unsystematic
Systematic
Hesitant and lacking in
confidence
Unprofessional
Clinical
Judgement Selects a sensible and Unfamiliar with correct
(E) appropriate management management plan
plan
Selects inappropriate
management
Managing
Patients’ Seeks, detects, Overlooks patient’s concerns
Concerns acknowledges and attempts
to address patient’s Poor Listening
(F)
concerns Not empathic
Listens
Empathic
Identifying
Physical Signs Identifies correct physical Misses important physical
(B) signs signs
Does not find signs that are Finds signs that are not
not present present
Differential
Diagnosis Constructs a sensible Poor differential diagnosis
(D) differential diagnosis,
Fails to consider the correct
including the correct
diagnosis
diagnosis
Maintaining
Patient Treats patient respectfully Causes patient physical or
Welfare (G) and sensitively and ensures emotional discomfort
comfort, safety and dignity
Jeopardises patient safety
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