TABLE 3.
Optional or elective skills that are required in certain limited settings such as rural or remote district hospitals.
| Consensus score (%) | Clinical skills |
|---|---|
| Perform common side-room tests | |
| 76 | Microscopy of vaginal discharge (wet mount, potassium hydroxide) |
| Adult health – general | |
| 76 | Bone marrow puncture technique and smear |
| 76 | Microscopy of cerebrospinal fluid |
| 94 | Thin and thick smears for malaria |
| Adults – abdomen | |
| 76 | Abdominal ultrasound |
| 70 | Anal sphincterotomy |
| 88 | Gastroscopy |
| 76 | Helicobacter pylori testing |
| 76 | Peritoneal dialysis |
| 88 | Repair a hernia |
| 88 | Sigmoidoscopy |
| 76 | Liver biopsy |
| Adults – chest | |
| 76 | Echocardiogram |
| Adults – urology | |
| 76 | Hydrocoelectomy |
| 82 | Bilateral capsular orchidectomy |
| 76 | Cystoscopy |
| 76 | Prostate biopsy |
| Eyes | |
| 82 | Slit-lamp examination |
| Ear, nose and throat | |
| 82 | Indirect laryngoscopy |
| Woman’s health | |
| 76 | Cone biopsy of cervix |
| 71 | Colposcopy |
| 76 | Hysterectomy |
| 76 | Large loop excision of the transformation zone for cervix |
| Orthopaedics | |
| 70 | Open reductions – pins and screws |
| Child health | |
| 71 | Extradural tap |
| Dental | |
| 76 | Dental extraction |
| 70 | Wiring of teeth for mandibular fracture |
| Forensic | |
| 82 | Medico legal post-mortem |