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g. if a trainee joins the foundation programme in August 2022 and passed the PSA in February 2021, the PSA certificate would not expire in February 2023 before their F1 year is complete). to which the optimal response would be a medicine, rather than a device or other therapeutic intervention. You should also revise the fluid management, opioid pain management, insulin management and pre-operative management topics in the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine.

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As such knowledge of common effects, adverse reactions and interactions of common medication is helpful. The local organising institution (medical or foundation school) notifies the candidates once these results become available on the PSA Interface. In some cases, it may be a common clinical practice to round certain doses or volumes to a certain nearest value. Some of my friends got stressed about the PSA as an added exam on top of finals and the SJT but if you set aside a little time each week and review your pharmacology knowledge you are not only preparing for the PSA but you are also preparing for finals. My ability to answer a lot of the questions was based on my knowledge from finals and my familiarity with Medicines Complete.Non-UK medical students applying to the foundation programme will be expected to take the PSA within their foundation school doing their FY1.

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Additionally, the book contains time-saving tips that can help students use the Online BNF to correctly answer difficult questions. This will include the stem that gives the ‘CLINICAL PRESENTATION’, which is followed by the ‘LEAD-IN’ that refers to the actual question being asked. Got82%ontherealthingandthatwaswithastupidmistakethatIdefinitelyshouldnothavemadebutdidn'treadthequestionproperly. This section alone carries 40% of the total marks and is therefore the most important section in the PSA.The Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) is an internet-based examination taken by students in UK medical schools during the final year. The first is identifying the adverse effect caused by a specific drug, the second is identifying the drug that is causing a specific adverse effect, the third is identifying drug interactions and the fourth is managing an adverse drug reaction. The aim is to assess the outcomes required of newly qualified doctors in Outcomes for graduates (originally published in Tomorrow's Doctors) as they relate to prescribing.