DHA GP Exam study plan

Build a one-page chest pain differential that ranks ACS, pulmonary embolism, aortic dissection and pericarditis by their single most discriminating feature

Apply severity staging and initial management logic for acute asthma, COPD exacerbation and sepsis to 20 vignettes

Interpret ECGs (STEMI, complete heart block, atrial fibrillation, hyperkalaemia) and arterial blood gases within a 90-second-per-item limit

Calculate corrected calcium, anion gap, HbA1c-derived average glucose and creatinine clearance from raw values without prompts

Differentiate pre-renal, intrinsic and post-renal acute kidney injury using urine indices and volume status clues

Rank the sequence of resuscitation and endoscopy decisions in upper versus lower gastrointestinal bleeding

Distinguish ischaemic stroke from haemorrhage and state thrombolysis and thrombectomy time windows

Classify SLE, rheumatoid arthritis, gout and polymyalgia rheumatica by joint pattern and first-line investigations

Match common infections to isolation precautions and notifiable disease reporting duties

Calculate weight-based paediatric drug doses and 4-2-1 maintenance fluids across 15 vignettes

Sequence the routine childhood immunisation schedule and flag true contraindications

Identify red flags in the febrile infant, bronchiolitis, croup and Kawasaki disease

Plot growth percentiles and interpret failure to thrive, short stature and delayed developmental milestones

Apply dehydration scoring to choose oral versus intravenous rehydration volumes

Stage hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and select antihypertensive agents with correct magnesium sulfate loading and maintenance dosing

Categorise fetal heart rate tracings and decide when to escalate for delivery

Outline the antenatal visit schedule including gestational diabetes, aneuploidy and group B streptococcus screening

Differentiate causes of abnormal uterine bleeding using the PALM-COEIN framework

Counsel on contraceptive methods with contraindications and correct emergency contraception timing

Prioritise primary survey actions in trauma and burns using an ABCDE sequence

Distinguish surgical causes of the acute abdomen and state operative versus conservative thresholds

Classify shock states and match fluid, blood product and vasopressor choices to each

Calculate local anaesthetic maximum doses, analgesic doses and paediatric emergency drug doses

Apply wound closure timing rules, tetanus prophylaxis and burn surface area estimation

Set screening intervals for cervical, breast, colorectal and dyslipidaemia screening by age and risk category

Construct stepwise hypertension and type 2 diabetes treatment ladders including comorbidity-driven drug choices

Apply a deprescribing checklist to reduce polypharmacy in older adults

Define referral thresholds for the ten most common primary care presentations

Deliver brief smoking, weight and alcohol counselling using the 5A framework

Integrate cross-domain presentations such as a pregnant patient with pneumonia or a child with acute kidney injury into single management plans

Apply jurisdiction-specific duties including notifiable disease reporting, sick-leave certification, pre-employment screening and informed consent

Audit the running error log and re-test the 30 highest-miss concepts

Practise 20 next-best-step and most-appropriate-item stems under strict timing

Sit two full-length 100-question mixed mock examinations under real exam timing

Rebuild any domain below 70% using targeted 20-question blocks

Reproduce the formula sheet for doses, fluid maintenance, anion gap, BMI and creatinine clearance from blank paper daily

Finalise an exam-day strategy sheet covering item flagging, guessing policy and time per question