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Main description:
Covering all aspects of the syllabus, Crash Course offers you a fast way to recap on all you need to know to get through the exams with ease! Styled in an easy-to-follow, readily accessible format, each book has been prepared by senior medical students or junior doctors - under faculty supervision - to give you the correct level of information exactly as you need it! Each book begins with 'The Patient Presents With..' whilst the second part covers the common diseases and disorders you are likely to see in the clinical situation. Richly illustrated throughout, each chapter commences with learning objectives and has ample use of 'Hints and Tips' boxes, 'Communication' boxes, and other useful aide-memoires. Self-assessment material - closely reflecting current exam requirements - concludes each volume and provides you with an opportunity to perfect both your knowledge and exam technique!
Fly through your exams with Crash Course - THE revision aid to get you the results you need!
Provides the exam syllabus in one place!
Written by senior medical students or junior doctors - authors WHO REALLY UNDERSTAND today's exam situation!
Senior Faculty Advisors ensure complete accuracy of the text!
Full artwork programme, improved 'Hints and Tips' boxes, and 'Communication' boxes help you remember the key points!
Self-Assessment section - fully updated to reflect new curriculum requirements - helps you maximise your grade!
Solid, accurate, user-friendly coverage provides enough detail even for those aiming at distinction!
Fully updated self-assessment section - ideal for current examination practice!
Includes useful 'Learning Objectives' at the start of each chapter
Pharmacological and disease management information updated in line with current best practice guidelines
Includes recent research findings
Discusses key aspects of patient communication - presented in easy 'Communication' boxes
Fully updated to include feedback from hundreds of students!
Welcome to Crash Course - THE revision aid to get you the results you need!!
Crash Course is a complete revision guide designed specifically to save you time by providing everything you could be asked in the exam in one place!
Each book in the series has been specially written either by senior medical students or junior doctors - carefully supervised by faculty advisors - to ensure that it exactly matches your needs by having been prepared by someone who has just been in the exam situation!
Fully updated with improved layout, the first part of each volume covers a comprehensive series of common presentations while the second part addresses specific diseases and disorders. The third part of the book is given to a detailed exploration of the role of history, examination, and common investigations in the relevant speciality providing all of the facts you need to get things right!
New features include 'Learning Objectives' at the start of each chapter, improved 'Hints and Tips' boxes, 'Communication' boxes and a completely revised self-assessment section tailored to the current exam formats!
Crash Course - an easier way to get through the exam!
Contents:
I. The Patient Presents With
Acute Abdominal Pain
Dyspepsia
Vomiting, Haematemesis and Melaena
Change in Bowel Habit
Abdominal Mass and Distension
Rectal Bleeding
Anorectal Pain
Jaundice
Dysphagia
Breast Lump
Neck Lump
Ischaemic Limb
Leg Ulcer
Groin Swelling
Scrotal Swelling
Haematuria
Urinary Difficulty
Skin Lesion
Anaemia
Abdominal Pain in Children
II. Diseases and Disorders
Oesophageal Disorders
Gastric and Duodenal Disorders
Disorders of the Small Intestine
Colonic Disorders
Anorectal Disorders
Hepatobiliary Disorders
Gynaecological Disorders
Abdominal Hernias
Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
Neck Swellings
Breast Disorders
Vascular Disorders
Urological Disorders
Skin Lesions
Soft Tissue Disorders
Trauma
Postoperative Care and Complications
Principles of Cancer Management
III. History, Examination and Common Investigations
Clerking a Surgical Patient
Examination of a Surgical Patient
Writing up a Surgical Clerking
Investigation of a Surgical Patient
Introduction to the operating theatre
IV. Self-assessment
MCQs, EMQs, SAQs
Index
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