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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:
Part I: The Patient Presents With:
1: Indigestion 2: Swallowing problems 3: Acute abdominal pain 4: Chronic abdominal pain 5: Abdominal distension 6: Weight loss and anorexia 7: Vomiting 8: Haematemesis and melaena 9: Diarrhoea 10: Rectal bleeding 11: Anaemia 12: Jaundice 13: Abnormal liver biochemistry. Part II: Diseases and Disorders: 14: Oesophagus 15: Stomach 16: Small intestine 17: Colon 18: Liver 19: Biliary tract 20: Pancreas. Part III: History, Examination and Common Investigations: 21: Taking a history 22: Examination of the patient 23: Writing up a medical clerking 24: Common investigations Part IV: Self-assessment: Multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Short answer questions (SAQs). Extended matching questions (EMQs). Patient-management problems (PMPs). MCQ answers. SAQ answers. EMQ answers. PMP answers.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Elsevier (Mosby)
Publication date: July, 2008
Pages: 312
Weight: 520g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Gastroenterology
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