Any tips on exam techniques. Do you get scenario questions and if so what is you memonic so to speak so that you remember to put everything about mum , baby, progess that kind of thing?

SJ

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nmemonic for Shoulder Dystocia is the one we get taught at uni via the ALSO (advanced life support in obstetrics) is HELPER
H-call for Help
E-Evaluate for Episiotomy (mm I know cos you could with the head there right?)
L-Legs (in MacRoberts position)
P-Pressure (suprapubic)
E-Enter (3 manoevres)
R-Rotate woman on all fours and begin manouvres again.

I also make up extremely stupid ones for my own use, such as the hormones produced by the pituitary were MGTAFLP
so I remembered them in that order by My God Tracy Alans Fair Losing Pubes (he isn't of course lol) but I shared it with 2 of the girls and the question came up I think we were the only 3 that remembered them all lol
I have loads like that, childish but it helps me x

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Placental functions..
GREEN P'S
Growth, Respiration, Excretion, Endocrine, Nutrition, ermm.. Protection, and erm.. Storage
or BENGERS..
Barrier, Excretion, Nutrition, Growth, Endocrine, Respiration, and Storage

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Duel X

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RRR.. Records, Rules and Referal..

CARE.. Clinician, Advocate, Records/Rules/Referal, Educator (For midwifes role)

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Also MECCASS for the role of the midwife
Manager
Educator
Clinician
Counsellor
Advocate
Support

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Is it bad that I don't think I'd remember much apart from the term MECCASS x oh and advocate and support I'm terrible x

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Mechanism's of normal Labour..
Do Frogs In Canada Ride In Limos

D- Descent of PP
F- Flexion of fetal head
I - Internal rotation of the head
C - Crowning
R - Restitution
I - Internal rotaion of the shoulders, external rotation of head
L - Lateral Flexion

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excellent, mymy with these suggestions I'm likening you to the ferrero rochet advert "mymy duel with these fab nmenonics you are really spoiling us" x

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Thats all I can remember for the time being!! I'll add some more when I think of them!

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How about when doing a scenario question. Such as Millie is wnating a water birth, name the criteria for the this.

She is now in the water, state your actions. (I always forget things). Therefore girls write your answer and I will compare mine.

SJ

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