docswapna
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Dear Friends,
I took my exam yesterday at Atlanta. In all the cases I was able to ask almost all the relevant qs in history taking and also did the closing & counselling in all the cases. As a result I did not have sufficient time to do the physical exam in 7cases (only had 2-3 mins). How does this affect my overall performance. I am really tensed about my result..
Thanks and Regards,
Swapna
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| catmd04
Forum Elite
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Hey,
In my opinion, you will be ok because physical exam contributes a very small part of the final score. Plus, for CS, physical exam should be focused, not a complete one. As long as you follow the check list, you will pass for sure.
Good luck
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| docarchana
Forum Guru
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Hai,
The ICE component has history taking(HT), physical exam(PE) & patient note(PN) components.
So it is sufficient if you get the passing points in all the 3 components combined. There is no need to get the passing points in HT,PE & PN components separately.
Thats what I understood about the scoring pattern for this exam.
Senior members, Pls correct me if I got it wrong....
Best of luck.
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| target2008
Forum Newbie
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Swapna, I think what docarchana said is absolutely right.
There will be about 20 points for HT and 10 points for PE. These two will be added to the points u scored in PN and the total is ICE.
You shud get the minimum % in the total ICE. No need to get pass% in the HT,PE & PN individually.
So if u did HT well and poor on PE, then it shud be okay.
BTW, if u just washed ur hands, u will be getting one tick in PE for most of the cases.
So relax now.
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