Written by someone who has recently passed the new MRCGP exam, this new book serves as a quick reference guide to the data gathering, interpersonal skills, and management options you need to know to successfully handle any case in the CSA section of the nMRCGP. The book covers over 100 likely cases, from anxiety to chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes to osteoporosis and palliative care to varicose veins. This book is essential for all those preparing for the new MRCGP. Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations Section 1 An approach to the CSA How to pass the CSA full marks in 10 minutes; Basic consultation structure; Consultation structure summary; Interpersonal skills; What if your mind goes blank? Section 2 Special GP cases Breaking bad news; The angry patient and complaints; Patient refusing emergency management; Mental Capacity Act; Patients under 16; Domestic violence; Palliative care Section 3 Typical cases Cardiovascular system - Cardiovascular lifestyle advice; Hypertension; Hypercholesterolaemia; Chest pain; Angina; Palpitations; Intermittent claudication; Varicose veins Respiratory - Smoking cessation; Cough; COPD; Asthma Gastro-intestinal - Obesity; Drugs and surgery for obesity; Dyspepsia; Irritable bowel syndrome; Rectal bleeding; Constipation; Diarrhoea; Pruritus ani; Anaemia; Liver disease; Inguinal hernia Endocrinology - Diabetic review; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Goitre; Tired all the time; Thyroid disease; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Gynaecomastia Musculo-skeletal - Osteoporosis; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Joint pain general approach; Back pain; Knee pain; Shoulder pain; Polmyalgia rheumatica; Neck pain; Osteoarthritis; Gout; Tennis elbow / golfer's elbow; Raynaud' s phenomenon; Dupuytren's contracture Neurology - Headache; Migraine; Transient ischaemic attack; Head injury; Collapse; Falls; Parkinson's Disease; Dementia Dermatology - Fungal skin infections; Acne; Eczema; Psoriasis; ENT- Ear pain; Tinnitus; Dental pain; Labyrinthitis / vestibular neuronitis; Snoring Ophthalmology - Painful and red eye Genito-urinary and men's health - Prostate-specific antigen; Haematuria; Erectile dysfunction; Benign prostatic haemoplasia; Urinary incontinence; Testicular pain Renal - Chronic kidney disease; Management of CKD in primary care Women' s health - Menorrhagia; Amenorrhoea / oligomenorrhoea; Premenstrual tension; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Hirsutism; Combined oral contraceptive pill; Emergency contraception; Termination of pregnancy request; Subfertility; Screening; Diagnosing menopause; Starting hormone replacement therapy; Antenatal counselling; Booking visit; Subsequent antenatal visits Paediatrics - General approach; ADHD; Nocturnal enuresis Psychiatry - Depression; Anxiety; Psychiatric risk assessment; Recent non-accidental overdose; Alcoholism; Insomnia and sleep disorders; Eating disorders; Opiate addiction; Cannabis abuse; Post-traumatic stress disorder.