{"id":1674,"date":"2010-12-10T13:35:10","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T13:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/specula\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T12:18:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T11:18:19","slug":"specula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/","title":{"rendered":"Specula"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #003366; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Specula<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">A <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>vaginal speculum<\/strong><\/span> (<em>duckbill speculum<\/em>) is used for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">spreading<\/span> the vaginal walls, which allows for the <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>internal inspection<\/strong><\/span> or <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>diagnostic procedure<\/strong><\/span> <em><strong>[Figure 3]<\/strong><\/em>. There are many different types of specula and all have their own <em>advantages<\/em> and <em>disadvantages<\/em>. The choice of speculum depends on the <em>situation<\/em>, <em>preference<\/em> and <em>experience<\/em>. The most common ones are discussed below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1668\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><strong><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block; color: #003366;\">Figure 3<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Seyffert<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">This speculum has a <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>pistol grip<\/strong><\/span>, which is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">easy to handle<\/span>, however, the <em>heaviness<\/em> of the grip, makes it prone to <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>tilting<\/strong><\/span> <em><strong>[Figure 4]<\/strong><\/em>. It must always be held properly to prevent this. If both hands are required to hold it, it is possible to ask the patient to hold the top of the speculum. The <em>lower blade<\/em> of the Seyffert speculum is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">longer<\/span> than the <em>upper blade<\/em>. This makes it easier to gain a view of the vaginal portion of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cervix<\/span>, particularly when it is <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>deep-lying<\/strong><\/span>. However, this speculum can only be used with the grip facing <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>downwards<\/strong><\/span> (<em>dorsally<\/em>). It can only be fixed in a <em>few positions<\/em>, making it difficult to find the right balance between spreading <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">too wide<\/span> and having an <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">insufficient view<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1669\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-4.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-4.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-4-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><strong><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block; color: #003366;\">Figure 4<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Cusco<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">This speculum is more <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>lightly-equipped<\/strong><\/span>, looks \u2018<em>friendlier<\/em>\u2019 and is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">easier<\/span> to handle <em><strong>[Figure 5]<\/strong><\/em>. The <em>front<\/em> and <em>rear blade<\/em> are of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">equal length<\/span>, so the speculum can be inserted both with the grip facing <em>forward<\/em> and <em>backward<\/em>. If the vaginal portion of the cervix is deep-lying, it may be hard to gain a view without a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">longer<\/span> lower blade. Fixing the speculum can be carried out in a stepless manner using a finger wheel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1670\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-5.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-5.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-5-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><strong><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block; color: #003366;\">Figure 5<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Semm<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">This is another <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>lightly-equipped<\/strong><\/span> speculum that looks \u2018<em>friendlier<\/em>\u2019 and is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">easier<\/span> to handle <em><strong>[Figure 6]<\/strong><\/em>. This one has a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">lower<\/span> risk of tilting because of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">lighter<\/span> handle. The <em>front<\/em> and <em>rear blade<\/em> are of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">equal length<\/span>. A deeper-lying vaginal portion of the cervix may be harder to see because of this, but this speculum can be inserted with the handle either facing <em>forward<\/em> or <em>backward<\/em>. Fixing the speculum can only be done in a <em>number<\/em> of fixed positions, as with the <em>Seyffert<\/em> speculum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1671\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-6.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-6.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-6-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><strong><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block; color: #003366;\">Figure 6<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>PVC Speculum<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">This speculum is <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>disposable<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>sterile-packaged<\/strong><\/span>. It is <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>portable<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>light<\/strong><\/span>, but also <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">less sturdy<\/span><em><strong> [Figure 7]<\/strong><\/em>. Additionally, these speculums can sometimes have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">sharp edges<\/span>. However, they never <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">feel cold<\/span> and appear <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">less bulky<\/span>. The blades may be layered with <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>lubricant<\/strong><\/span>, which is activated once the blades are <em>dampened<\/em> with water. If the blades of the speculum are <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">transparent<\/span>, the inspection of the vaginal walls is <em>easier<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1672\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-7.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-7.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-7-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><strong><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block; color: #003366;\">Figure 7<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><em>An alternative to this speculum is the <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Welch Allyn speculum<\/strong><\/span>, to which a lamp can be fitted inside. Unfortunately, this makes the speculum <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">heavier<\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Cusco speculum<\/strong><\/span> is available with <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">many different<\/span> types of blades, whereas the <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Seyffert<\/strong><\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">Semm<\/span> are available only in a \u2018<em>normal<\/em>\u2019 and a narrow variant<em><strong> [Figure 8]<\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"jce_caption\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1673\" style=\"margin: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-8.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-8.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-8-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><strong><span style=\"width: 400px; display: block; color: #003366;\">Figure 8<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\">After use, the specula and other metal instruments must be \u2018<em>domestically<\/em>\u2019 cleaned <\/span><span style=\"color: #003366;\">(<em>washed thoroughly<\/em>). Prior to using the instruments again, they will have to be <span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>sterilised<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specula\u00a0 A vaginal speculum (duckbill speculum) is used for spreading the vaginal walls, which allows for the internal inspection or diagnostic procedure [Figure 3]. There are many different types of specula and all have their own advantages and disadvantages. The choice of speculum depends on the situation, preference and experience. The most common ones are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[136],"class_list":["post-1674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination","tag-the-gynaecological-examination"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Specula - Qpercom | Skills in Medicine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Online Mock OSCEs with examiners, patient actors, instant results and personalised feedback. Prepare for your OSCE.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Specula - Qpercom | Skills in Medicine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Online Mock OSCEs with examiners, patient actors, instant results and personalised feedback. Prepare for your OSCE.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Qpercom | Skills in Medicine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-12-10T13:35:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-19T11:18:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"gabia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mockosce\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mockosce\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"gabia\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"gabia\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bedf99e4ffefb354320f0f866e97a462\"},\"headline\":\"Specula\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-12-10T13:35:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-19T11:18:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":495,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cloverock.info\\\/mockosce23\\\/new\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2010\\\/12\\\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"The Gynaecological Examination\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Conditions and requirements for the examination\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/\",\"name\":\"Specula - Qpercom | Skills in Medicine\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cloverock.info\\\/mockosce23\\\/new\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2010\\\/12\\\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2010-12-10T13:35:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-19T11:18:19+00:00\",\"description\":\"Online Mock OSCEs with examiners, patient actors, instant results and personalised feedback. Prepare for your OSCE.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/the-gynaecological-examination\\\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\\\/specula\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cloverock.info\\\/mockosce23\\\/new\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2010\\\/12\\\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cloverock.info\\\/mockosce23\\\/new\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2010\\\/12\\\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/\",\"name\":\"Mock-OSCE.com\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Mock OSCE\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/dev.mock-osce.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/MockOSCE-One-liner-logo-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/dev.mock-osce.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/06\\\/MockOSCE-One-liner-logo-1.jpg\",\"width\":1138,\"height\":360,\"caption\":\"Mock OSCE\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/mockosce\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bedf99e4ffefb354320f0f866e97a462\",\"name\":\"gabia\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/36bd7d9cb105dfc9674e7f63398172bff20ef8a1f67b643b187c0f5204f4518c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/36bd7d9cb105dfc9674e7f63398172bff20ef8a1f67b643b187c0f5204f4518c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/36bd7d9cb105dfc9674e7f63398172bff20ef8a1f67b643b187c0f5204f4518c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"gabia\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.qpercom.com\\\/sim\\\/index.php\\\/author\\\/gabia\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Specula - Qpercom | Skills in Medicine","description":"Online Mock OSCEs with examiners, patient actors, instant results and personalised feedback. Prepare for your OSCE.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Specula - Qpercom | Skills in Medicine","og_description":"Online Mock OSCEs with examiners, patient actors, instant results and personalised feedback. Prepare for your OSCE.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/","og_site_name":"Qpercom | Skills in Medicine","article_published_time":"2010-12-10T13:35:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-09-19T11:18:19+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"gabia","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@mockosce","twitter_site":"@mockosce","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"gabia","Estimated reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/"},"author":{"name":"gabia","@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/#\/schema\/person\/bedf99e4ffefb354320f0f866e97a462"},"headline":"Specula","datePublished":"2010-12-10T13:35:10+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-19T11:18:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/"},"wordCount":495,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg","keywords":["The Gynaecological Examination"],"articleSection":["Conditions and requirements for the examination"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/","url":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/","name":"Specula - Qpercom | Skills in Medicine","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg","datePublished":"2010-12-10T13:35:10+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-19T11:18:19+00:00","description":"Online Mock OSCEs with examiners, patient actors, instant results and personalised feedback. Prepare for your OSCE.","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/the-gynaecological-examination\/conditions-and-requirements-for-the-examination\/specula\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cloverock.info\/mockosce23\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Gynaecological_gy-fig-3.jpg"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/","name":"Mock-OSCE.com","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/#organization","name":"Mock OSCE","url":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/dev.mock-osce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MockOSCE-One-liner-logo-1.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/dev.mock-osce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MockOSCE-One-liner-logo-1.jpg","width":1138,"height":360,"caption":"Mock OSCE"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/mockosce"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/#\/schema\/person\/bedf99e4ffefb354320f0f866e97a462","name":"gabia","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/36bd7d9cb105dfc9674e7f63398172bff20ef8a1f67b643b187c0f5204f4518c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/36bd7d9cb105dfc9674e7f63398172bff20ef8a1f67b643b187c0f5204f4518c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/36bd7d9cb105dfc9674e7f63398172bff20ef8a1f67b643b187c0f5204f4518c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"gabia"},"url":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/author\/gabia\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1674"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5542,"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1674\/revisions\/5542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.qpercom.com\/sim\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}