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"What questions did they ask you in your Cambridge interview?" was one of the most common questions that I got asked after my interview. The interview day itself was split into 3 separate interviews. 2 of these interviews were completely science based. The last interview was a 'personal' interview, although I was asked 'non-personal' questions in this. Generally the questions that they ask you are abstract questions which make you think. What the interviewer is after is not how factually correct your answer was, but how you put your answer together and how you thought it through. A common theme that I found in all my interviews was that they will try and push you till you can no longer answer. At the time I felt quite deflated that I could no longer answer the question, but this is probably a good thing. The type of questions they may ask you: How would you calculate how much blood you have inside your body? Why do we have two eyes? Why not 3? ...

Introduce yourself Set agenda and obtain consent Check comfortable Presenting complaint Opening question So could I start by asking you, what problems brought you into hospital today? Summarise and screen So you've told me x and y. Have you noticed anything else? Screen once more or until she says nothing else Have you noticed any other problems? Are there any other problems that you would like to tell me about HPC So can you take me back to the beginning from when the problems first started? Obtain chronology Empathy statement - this sounds like it must have been difficult for you Take each item in  turn Can you tell me more about that? Systems review I'd like to ask you a few more specific questions if that's okay ICE So, before you came in did you have any ideas of what might be going on? Is there anything that’s worrying you at all? What where you hoping to happen by the end of the consultation? PMH I'd l...

This is the general instructions on how to do a cardiovascular exam Before you start you would like to: Wash hands Introduce yourself and gain consent Position the patient at 45 degrees General inspection Look for paraphernalia General state Colour Short of breath? Any scars Make a general statement such as 'Mr X looks alert, well perfused and comfortable at rest  Hands Tobacco staining Peripheral cyanosis Capillary refill time . Nails -  clubbing Splinter haemorrhages  (can be sign of IE) Nailbed pulsation ( a sign of  aortic regurgitation (Quinke's sign)) Tendon xanthomata Janeway lesions (painless) (PROXIMAL IS PAINLESS) Osler nodes (painful) (both signs of IE) Arm Pulse Radio-radial delay Radiofemoral delay (can indicate coarctation of aorta or aortic arch aneurysm) Collapsing pulse or waterhammer (check for pain in arm)(if positive, sign of aortic regurgitation) Can check brachial pulse Wi...

Why had four wars not resolved the conflict between the Israelis and the Arabs by 1975? Explain your answer. For many years there has been conflict in the Middle East. Neither side has been willing to compromise and after four wars there is still no resolution. In this essay I will be looking at factors in the conflict and addressing how they prevent the Arabs and the Israelis from reaching peace. The original conflict started well before 1948 with both parties claiming the land and being determined to control all of it. The Jews were being persecuted and treated unfairly all over Europe, they felt the only way to stop this was for them to have a state of their own. In the late 19 th and early 20 th century, many Jews became Zionists and decided that this state should be Israel, the Promised Land God had chosen for them. Similarly, the Arabs also desired to be independent. Previously the Turks and then the British had ruled them; they felt it was finally time for them to ...

“It’s all a question of origins” The origins of the world have always been a debateable topic with many different views and many sides of the argument. The origins of the world have been argued yet still people cannot come to a final conclusion. Some of these views are explained below. Scientific ideas   Many people believe in science being the source of the origin of the earth and the rest of the world. Man has always tried to look for the answers for everything independently. Now when the origins of the world are being questioned, humans have got science to get an answer; the big bang. If the big bang theory is scientifically proven then why doesn’t everyone believe in it? Almost all atheists in a recent survey said that they believed that the big bang theory was correct because it was something that they could relate to unlike God. They said “we can’t imagine what God did to make the world, was it like magic and it just came there.” The big bang sugge...

The Parable of the Sower, The Good Samaritan, The Prodigal Son The Parable Of The Sower There was a farmer who went to sow some corn. He scattered the seeds in the field and the seeds fell in various places. Some of the seed fell on the path where it was eaten by birds and stepped on. Some of the seed fell on rocky ground, and the plants sprouted but dried up because the soil had no moisture. Some of the seed fell in a thorn bush and grew up but were choked by the thorns. Lastly some seed fell on good soil and the plants grew and produced lots of grains. Jesus then explains the parable and says: The seeds that fell on the path represent those who hear, but the devil comes and takes the message from the hearts and stops them from being saved. The seeds that fell on the rocky ground represent the people who except gods message gladly but it doesn’t sink in and when there faith is on the line they fade away The seeds that fall among thorn...

To what extent was Jesus a pacifist? To make a decision on whether Jesus was a pacifist must first clarify what i mean when we say pacifist. A pacifist is someone who believes violence is not the answer to solving problems. A pacifist feels that war is destructive, murderous and unnecessary. A pacifist would rather rely on negotiation, diplomacy and empathy to achieve resolutions to problems. Pacifists can often be split into to groups, Total Pacifists, people who would never use violence under any circumstance and Partial Pacifists, people who believe that violence should only be used as a last resort in self defence. Now that I have clarified what a pacifist is, I must compare how Jesus is shown in the bible and compare it with this definition of a pacifist. One of the arguments for Jesus being a pacifist is because he said: “Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God” in the Gospel of Matthew. This would suggest clearly that Jesus is a pacifist ...