Prescribing Skills Workbook

Introduction Exercise 1 Basic skills Exercise 2 Maintenance fluids Exercise 3 Awkward medications Exercise 4 Preoperative assessment Exercise 5 Postoperative complications Exercise 6 Postoperative pain relief Exercise 7 Vomiting Exercise 8 Renal failure Exercise 9 Chest pain Exercise 10 Warfarin interactions Exercise 11 Dysphagia Exercise 12 Anaphylaxis Exercise 13 Shortness of breath Exercise 14 Fluid prescribing in hypotension Exercise 15 Paediatric fluid prescribing Exercise 16 Fluid prescribing in epigastric pain Exercise 17 Prescribing blood Exercise 18 Electrolyte replacement Exercise 19 Heparin infusions Exercise 20 Paracetamol overdose Exercise 21 Hyperkalaemia Exercise 22 Hypovolaemic shock Exercise 23 Preoperative assessment in diabetes Exercise 24 Prescribing in pregnancy Exercise 25 Breastfeeding Exercise 26 Poor oral intake Exercise 27 Atrial fibrillation Exercise 28 Acute coronary syndrome Exercise 29 Alcohol withdrawal Exercise 30 Antibiotics Exercise 31 Regular medications Exercise 32 Nil-by-mouth patient Exercise 33 Warfarin therapy Exercise 34 Prescribing gentamicin Exercise 35 Headache Exercise 36 Paediatric prescribing Exercise 37 Palliative care Exercise 38 Sore throat Exercise 39 Thromboprophylaxis Exercise 40 Pain management Exercise 41 Oliguria Exercise 42 Confusion in the elderly Exercise 43 Analgesia Exercise 44 Insomnia Exercise 45 Unresponsive patient